Hawg Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I've been seeing some comments about not having suet on the post with tube feeders and I'm curious to know why. I have it with my tubes and a big black sunflower feeder, I've also not had many birds the last few years and wonder if this might be part of the reason. What's the reasoning for no suet by tubes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingstar Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I have my suet, sunflower seeds and tubes all within five feet. not seeing many woodpeckers now and the finches come and go these days. The pileated comes in and cleares the place out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeguy 54 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 thats kinda why I have the suet separate from the tubes. maybe 20 feet away with 2, a third one even further away goes the fastest. the smaller birds and cardinals get spooked easy when the woodpeckers blast in. no biggy, just prefer it that way. tons of birds feeding here for a week or 2 now. mostly white throats, purple, house and goldies, pine siskins and a few red polls. woodpeckers are on the suet a lot. grosbeaks should be here soon. had a female brown headed cowbird show up yesturday. no juncos for a while now. test... can you see this? DSC_9860.MOV DSC_9860.MOV Dotch and LindellProStaf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotch Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Tried it eyeguy but a no go on the cell phone. I'll try it on the confuser later. Suet feeders hanging in trees near tube feeders. Suet feeders are the horizontal type. Doesn't thwart the sparrows and starlings despite their promises. They figure it out. The woodpeckers do scare them off though. Goldies are changing & lots of white throats here too. Also several Harris's sparrows and boatloads of chipping sparrows, our specialty. Many nest here. Awaiting the orioles. Think I wrote down a May 2nd arrival last year. the nature boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeguy 54 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 hoping to see a harris soon birdies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotch Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Worked great on the confuser, very nice! Lots of hungry goldfinches and female purples(?) Just don't see them frequently enough here at the ranch to feel comfortable with the ID yet. eyeguy 54 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeguy 54 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 yes, female purples. seems to be more of them again this year, lottsa males 2 weeks ago or so. playing with video so will maybe put some more on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheers Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 10 hours ago, eyeguy 54 said: test... can you see this? DSC_9860.MOV DSC_9860.MOV takes a while to download but worked ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leechlake Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) I need to brush up on my bird ID. I can identify ducks on the fly so there's no reason I can't tell the difference between a loon and a hummingbird sitting on my bird feeder. They are all birds to me. Maybe I'm just a democrat all inclusive kind of guy. Edited April 28, 2016 by leechlake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nature boy Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 16 hours ago, Dotch said: Awaiting the orioles. Think I wrote down a May 2nd arrival last year. May 5th here and the previous year it was May 6. I'm ready for them. I use Google Calendar to keep track of all my back yard arrivals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeguy 54 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 close to grape jelly time. I stocked up on some great deal this past winter. time to get that feeder ready. I put the hummer food out a few days ago and the finches and chickadees are enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotch Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 13 minutes ago, the nature boy said: May 5th here and the previous year it was May 6. I'm ready for them. I use Google Calendar to keep track of all my back yard arrivals. Good deal! I sorta cheat. I have 14 years worth of newspaper articles I wrote on the confuser to look back on. Waiting for the downies and hairies to finish off the suet in the spot where I put the hummer feeder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roony Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I've got the nectar out. I usually put it out when the apple trees start to bloom. Orioles will be here next week. Dotch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeguy 54 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 jelly is out roony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roony Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I have always fed the grape jelly in a tuna can. Last year my wife bought me an oriole feeder with two stations for grape jelly and some horizontal nails for oranges. It fell apart over winter. I just got done putting it back together so with that and my trust rusty tuna can I'll have three places for the orioles and catbirds to feast. Last year I even had a redheaded woodpecker come and eat some jelly! eyeguy 54 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeguy 54 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 yes indeed, lottsa birds enjoy some jelly.meal worms also. roony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roony Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I have never gotten started feeding the meal worms but me thinks it would be a great thing to start doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeguy 54 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 problem right now is the robins are pigs! lol Cardinals love the meal worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delcecchi Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 24 minutes ago, roony said: I have never gotten started feeding the meal worms but me thinks it would be a great thing to start doing. Got some dried meal worms on sale at FF. Not getting much attention. Even the sunflower seeds and suet cakes are being ignored. The Orange sugar water in the oriole feeder likewise not much. Soon I will put out Jelly, to be ignored... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeguy 54 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 FF is the place I get suet and meal worms. good deals usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nature boy Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 3 hours ago, roony said: I have always fed the grape jelly in a tuna can. Last year my wife bought me an oriole feeder with two stations for grape jelly and some horizontal nails for oranges. It fell apart over winter. I just got done putting it back together so with that and my trust rusty tuna can I'll have three places for the orioles and catbirds to feast. Last year I even had a redheaded woodpecker come and eat some jelly! Tuna cans work good. I suppose the catbirds can smell the tuna and that's what attracts them. I made an oriole feeder out of a muffin tin last year. It works great. I did paint mine orange. http://www.birdsandblooms.com/backyard-projects/recycled-garden-ideas/muffin-tin-diy-bird-feeder/ roony, leech~~ and eyeguy 54 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeguy 54 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 love that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nature boy Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 2 hours ago, eyeguy 54 said: problem right now is the robins are pigs! lol Cardinals love the meal worms. But do the Grackles also like them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeguy 54 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 grackle mainly hit the suet and are on the ground eating sunflower scrap. have not seen them on the worms. tons of birds again today. and a sharp shinned. I posted a couple pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roony Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 That muffin tin feeder looks way cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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