I have to say that it's interesting when you change their feeders and take care of them/observe daily. You notice alot about behavior and certain birds. I have always been very interested in animal behavior and photography combined, so sitting outside in the early morning or late evening provides many chances to watch them.
We have four feeders at the moment-
1.) the crape myrtle tree
2.) the oak tree
3.) by the workshop
4.) and by the porch
#1 has a dominant, adult male who is very sociable, and loves to sit in the trees above you.
#2 has an adult female who enjoys hiding higher up and waiting for others to come by so she can dive-bomb them
#3 is a very very shy adult male who is hard to get photos of- he prefers to hide where you can't see him, but he comes out when its time to clean the feeders and hovers around wondering where it is
#4 is a juvenile male that is very sociable as well- he likes to fly up to me and often lets me sit right near the feeder while he feeds. This little booger protects the feeder fiercely, and he was having an absolute fit since today was feeder clean day. It's a quick process, but he sat on the porch rail in protest and refused the red cup of sugar water I placed out temporarily!
(P.S. A quick tip! Our Dollar Tree has some cheap, plastic feeders for sale right now. Check your local store for some small, back-up feeders!)
Only photos of two of them on hand
This is #1, the male in the Crape Myrtle Tree. He frequents a cheaper plastic feeder we picked up at Walmart.
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And my spoiled #4, the young male at our Best-1 feeder.
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