... cones, other cones, seeds, fruits, berries. The birds just don't need the feeders, plus it has been warm and their calorie requirements are ... Dark-eyed Juncos are one of the most common feeder birds in the country. These northen breeders come down into the U. ... seed is in feeders and seed cleanliness is very important to the birds. We also put millet in platform feeders, and sometimes the juncos ...

... watching birds flit from one area of your garden to the next. Attracting birds to your yard is really quite simple: if you supply their three basic needs -- food, shelter ... and dry thoroughly before refilling. -- Once you start to provide food for birds, continue throughout the cold season. It's best to provide only one type of food per feeder. Birds feeding at feeders with mixed seed discard ...

... . It won't likely happen again soon. You see, our next door neighbor has the most amazing birds. They've got gorgeous flowers and a very nicely cultivated lawn and garden ... season here. Anna was very troubled by this because I'd been saying over and over again that birds would be visiting the feeder. "But I want the BIRDS to come," she kept saying. When Mike got home that night, ...

... Titmouse in the first picture was also taken in my backyard, and the bird was perched just above a platform feeder, which seem to be the best feeders for backyard bird photography. Ideally, your feeders should ... , this can be added later while editing your pictures if it is not visible when the picture was taken (birds with flat black eyes look like their heads are hollow). If photographing birds ...

... was everywhere: on the patio tile, the chairs, the table, simply everywhere. Then some of the birds turned mean. They would dive bomb me and try to peck me even though I had fed them out of my own ... I couldn't even sit on my patio anymore. I took down the bird feeder and in three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up their mess and took down the many nests they had built all over the patio. ...

... Peterson's Field Guide® is handy so that we can quickly look up any unfamiliar birds. From our view of the garden, we have personally witnessed many successful schemes of seed- ... on this defense system, we were cautiously optimistic about our new fortress. With our mechanical feeder, a better pole and a new baffle, we were ready for the next onslaught. The squirrels huddled together at ...

... was the scene from my window. Oh how happy I was! You may be thinking, “So what? You have birds that visit your feeder.” This scene however, with a chickadee, a white-breasted nuthatch, and a ... that at a later time I can thumb through my sketchbook and reminisce on the day when I saw these birds together at the same time. Notice that I make sure to document the date, time and weather ...

... a suet cage on opposing sides. We love a feeder that has versatility. The main feed area can hold any ... breasted Nuthatch fed in the middle. The construction of the Woodlink feeder seems strong and the hanging cord is adequate. We did have to remove it ... wonderful gift ideas to offer. Sorry we didn’t get any photos of birds on the feeder. Our digital SLR is inoperable at the moment so ...

... are just hard to shop for. Do you have any like that on your list? If they are nature lovers, maybe a bird feeder would be a the perfect gift for someone special. Personally, I love watching the birds in the winter. About two years ago ... I just love the blue glass/ and rooster humming bird feeder pictured here. So much nicer than those plastic red things that are usually used ...

... feeder with enough space for the seeds so we could be away for a couple of nights and the birds would not starve.   The old feeder was made of wood and he squirrels gnawed the ... against the cold. They will always drop some seeds on the ground for the squirrels too. The new feeder has been up for a week now, and I already saw a new species of bird not yet seen in 2009: the willow tit& ...

... feeder. Doesn't it look intriguing? If there's such a big feeder - there must be lots of birds here, right? Right!!! There was at least a dozen or even more Great tits (Parus major) and ... 'll hopefully post more things we saw that day tomorrow. There'll be even more birds and not only them. Today all I want to say is that it was one of the best forest walks of this autumn. I missed ...

... started seeing the hairy woodpecker (which finally clarified the visual differences between the two birds), and I hope to get a picture of one sometime. What would be really cool is to get both types on the feeder at the same time - I've only seen this happen once, and both are pretty skittish. Any movement in the house, and they take ...

... . Whereas the squirrel is dumped to the ground in a heap, the birds simply fly to the feeder, perch where they wish, and eat their fill. Squirrels have nothing to balance on, and nothing to stand on, and tumble to the ground without robbing the birds.No health risks or danger is posed by a squirrel proof feeder, since the bird can easily perch. They are sometimes better feeders overall anyway, ...

... perches, the green cage on the outside drops down, cutting off access to the food inside the feeder. Most squirrels land on it once or twice, get the message, and move on. Or rather, move down: they realize they can get more food for less effort by foraging under the feeder for seeds dropped by birds. But this guy was determined not to give up: I've seen him approach ...

... it or not peanut butter is very nutritious and there are quite a few birds that do eat it. I think there is more peanut butter on Alexander's sweater than on the feeder! Christopher is my bird ... fact that he sat right down to read it cover to cover. We do have the most amazing birds on our property. Hopefully he'll be able to capture some for Christmas after he gets his digital camera! ( ...