Birds

[rootofnewt]

Instead of picking just the seeds it wants, the Carolina chickadee simply picks a random seed and realizing that it's not a sunflower seed, tosses it on the ground. The Chickadee will do this until it gets the seed it wants, at which point it flies away from the feeder, eats the seed, and returns to repeat the process.

In other news, the cardinals are quite miffed. The old feeder broke. Not thinking, I replaced it with a feeder that doesn't have perches. Smaller songbirds can land on the wire framework mesh, but cardinals cannot. The cardinals have not yet discovered the tray feeder. I think I'll pick up a tube feeder with perches next paycheck. The cardinals *will* eat the chickadee's castoffs, but they were very fond of the old feeder. I'll have to put something cardinal-friendly up.

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[stmaybe.livejournal.com]

the Carolina chickadee simply picks a random seed and realizing that it's not a sunflower seed, tosses it on the ground.

which is why the mulched ground below our feeder is constantly sprouting little green bits of former bird seed. its kinda fun to watch though.

[dahliablue.livejournal.com]

That's exactly how I ended up with a unplanned sunflower meadow in autumn. One cold snap killed them all, but I'm hoping it happens again this spring with it being my favorite flower and all.

I'm quite fond of the surprise gardens that pop up from fallen seed around my feeders. I don't have to do any work! ;)

[phir.livejournal.com]

i wish i could have a bird feeder, but it won't work with my apartment. i don't have a balcony & there aren't any trees outside. :(

[nannar.livejournal.com]

Hi,

You could try window mounted ones...I have had mixed results with them though...

http://www.birdtracks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=1101&Category_Code=11

http://www.birdtracks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=1122&Category_Code=11

-nannar

[nannar.livejournal.com]

Do you have any of the immature baltimore orioles over there?