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Birdies!!

raechiemay

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It was almost like he was cussing me out for almost bumping into me. It was close enough that I kind of jumped back. Silly birds!
 

ruthcatrin

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this little guy was in the front yard this afternoon. I wasn't able to figure out where his nest was so I moved him the couple feet into the brush so he wouldn't tempt the dogs. hopefully Evil Kitty won't find him!


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then later this guy soared overhead. I had an instance of "holy cow giant crow!" before I realized it had to be a raven.
 

Gunny

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Ruth, what is that in your suet holder in post #111? It looks like straw or something fiberous.
 

ruthcatrin

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Raw buffalo suet, still in the surrounding tissue cause I was lazy. The last batch from the local buffalo farm was from a diiferent processor and they didn't do anything accept seperate it from the meat. I fed some of it to Apollo, but it was more thhan I could use so I put it out in the feeder. The woodpeckers LOVE it.
 

Gunny

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Alrighty then. I knew it wasn't homemade suet or store bought suet. That's neat that the woodpeckers like it.
 

Gunny

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This is a few weeks old, but here's a Wren's nest we had right on front of our door in an Ivy.

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And here's a dove that decided to build a nest in one of our palm trees. She's not the smartest mom. After a good storm, the nest was wiped out. Luckily the chicks were old enough to make it on there own. I found one the next day in one of our garden beds.

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ruthcatrin

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awesome!

Yah, I normally stick with the homemade stuff, but heck, the buffalo suet is almost free cause no one else wants it, so when I had more than I needed for the dogs, well, I coulda stashed it in the freezer but what the heck, and sure enough, there was a woodpecker at it almost constantly the entire time it was up!
 

ruthcatrin

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yah. I'm thinking House Sparrows. It looked like a typical House Sparrow attack. They all showed signs of being pecked.....
 

Gunny

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:eek4: I've never heard of such a thing. I guess House Sparrows from up north are a lot move vicious than they are here.
 

ruthcatrin

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House Sparrows aren't native to the US, they're an English transport, and an invasive species. They're actually well known in birding circles for killing songbirds of all kinds, even some larger than they are, and as far as I'm aware its legal in every state to destroy their nests and eggs, and also to remove and kill them by any means fair or foul, from traps, to shooting to poisoning.
 

raechiemay

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I've been meaning to get youa pic of the new "residents" at the park. I'm guessing some kind of geese? I'll see if I can get a pic this week
 

ruthcatrin

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Earlier today I cut up some stale bread and tossed it under the feeders. So far the only birds who've found it are the House Sparrows, which wasn't what I wanted, but whats funny is that there's a male Red-Bellied Woodpecker who's spotted the sparrows eating the chunks of bread that they take from the pile and has so far successfully stolen several pieces from them. I haven't been able to catch it on camera yet, but its quite funny to watch.