Creeper?

[DARK30]

I had this one stop by today. I believe its a brown creeper. Is it unusual to see him now?

[Todd Caswell]

yep brown creeper, iv'e got them all winter long, very drab and tough to get a good photo of, usually come out early in the morning and late in the afternoon...

[KrabbyPatties]

+1

I've tried to get a photo of a Brown Creeper for some time now without success. And yes, I usually see a few around during the winter.

[MN Shutterbug]

Brown creepers are one of the toughest birds to get a good photo of. It seems that as soon as you get them in the cross hairs, they scurry around to the other side of the tree. They really blend in well with the bark. I used to have one frequently where I lived a couple years ago. It took me a long time to get a shot of one. They are real frustrating.

[DARK30]

I wish I had a decent camera. These photos are captured from a video I took from my computer room chair.

[WDH]

So thats what Im doing wrong, Im not setting on my butt all day

Dark you luckey dog you have no idea how long I have been trying to get a pic of a Brown Creeper. I have them all year round. They like suet and peanut butter. You have to smear it on the tree bark but then your squirrels will eat most of it. One of the best way to feed them and have them come back every day is to nail a big old slab of deer fat to the tree. Or if the other half will let you hang a deer rib cage in the tree, you will get every insect eating bird around comeing to it. Just make sure you take it down when the temps get over 45.

[eyeguy 54]

I see about one each winter in the yard. tough to spot

[Dave S]

You have to smear it on the tree bark but then your squirrels will eat most of it.

You apparently haven't seen DARK's video. He has a fix for the squirrels.

[WDH]

Iv seen the video AND I have a fix for the cats it puts them in a deep .

I like my squirrels, right now there are about 18+ that feed in the yard and around my feeders, There my product testers here at the store. Thats how I found out that a slab of deer fat or rib cage workes a lot better.

Wild or free-roaming cats account for $17 billion in damage to bird populations. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cats-278419-bird-feral.html