Birds Everywhere!!!!

[eyeguy 54]

furry birds

[eyeguy 54]

just showed up 

[smurfy]

just seen one of them last night myself!!!!!!!!!

[Wanderer]

My wife was interested to hear about the hummingbirds.  Her favorite. 

[smurfy]

  On 5/12/2019 at 2:35 PM, eyeguy 54 said:

just showed up 

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hey eyeguy.....they sell new feeders at fleet farm!!!!!!! appears to me there was an engineering redo. a hummer feeder reenginnered to an oriole feeder.  

[leech~~]

  On 5/13/2019 at 3:49 PM, smurfy said:

hey eyeguy.....they sell new feeders at fleet farm!!!!!!! appears to me there was an engineering redo. a hummer feeder reenginnered to an oriole feeder.  

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The Orioles in our campground mug the hummer feeders!

[smurfy]

  On 5/13/2019 at 4:31 PM, leech~~ said:

 

The Orioles in our campground mug the hummer feeders!

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they try at my place to, they like to pull that little plastic flower thingy off to make the hole bigger for there beek!!!!!!!! it looks to me like eyeguy took that flower thingy off the feeder to fit the oriole!!!!!!

[eyeguy 54]

well ya... they both like my nectar.   I put a screw in one of the holes and keep it in back so when I try to get pics the hummers fly to the sides.  oriole landed on it and spun it before this hummer arrived.  if i get a few orioles around I just take the perch off.

[smurfy]

  On 5/13/2019 at 5:13 PM, eyeguy 54 said:

well ya... they both like my nectar.   I put a screw in one of the holes and keep it in back so when I try to get pics the hummers fly to the sides.  oriole landed on it and spun it before this hummer arrived.  if i get a few orioles around I just take the perch off.

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hey i thought you where headed up to bowstring????????????????

[leech~~]

  On 5/13/2019 at 5:13 PM, eyeguy 54 said:

well ya... they both like my nectar.   I put a screw in one of the holes and keep it in back so when I try to get pics the hummers fly to the sides.  oriole landed on it and spun it before this hummer arrived.  if i get a few orioles around I just take the perch off.

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It looks like your jar is cross threaded on there as well? 

[smurfy]

birds are crazy at the feeders. 4 male orioles fighting, pair of male cardinals going at it. plenty of yellow finches. even have a scarlet tanager here!!!!!!

 

the tree swallows showed up as well as a pair of wrens checking to rent!!!!!!!

[knoppers]

I wish I could have gotten pictures, but a bird I could not identify, looked it up and had American Redstart on my deck today, there were about 3 or 4 of them. very awsom.

[eyeguy 54]

got back from bowstring and feeders were all empty. lotta birds here also. cool that you had some redstarts in. I have seen 2 so far this year. 

[fishingstar]

I just had a bird at my suit that is the size of a cardinal. It was bright red with black wings.

Anyone have a idea what it is? 

[Grainbelt]

Not sure what this bird is called. It only wanted grape jelly. The orioles were thick on the feeders, there were a dozen at a time in the crappy weather. This was in douglas county.

[smurfy]

  On 5/19/2019 at 8:19 PM, fishingstar said:

I just had a bird at my suit that is the size of a cardinal. It was bright red with black wings.

Anyone have a idea what it is? 

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American Tanager. I had one hanging on my suet feeder most of the day yesterday. haven't seen it today, but I sure hope he sticks around!!!!!

[smurfy]

  On 5/19/2019 at 9:10 PM, Grainbelt said:

Not sure what this bird is called. It only wanted grape jelly. The orioles were thick on the feeders, there were a dozen at a time in the crappy weather. This was in douglas county.

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I have some of them to but don't have a glue what it is.

[fishingstar]

yep that's it hope he hangs around for a while. 

[eyeguy 54]

  On 5/19/2019 at 9:10 PM, Grainbelt said:

Not sure what this bird is called. It only wanted grape jelly. The orioles were thick on the feeders, there were a dozen at a time in the crappy weather. This was in douglas county.

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Thats a cape may warbler. Had one here for a few days. it really liked the nutty butter suet. interesting. I posted a pic back on page 4.

[eyeguy 54]

red with black wings probably the scarlet tanager. had a couple here 4 or 5 years ago. such a beauty! 

[eyeguy 54]

Field Guide to the Birds

 

grab one of these books. Really a great aid to help identity them

[smurfy]

my Tanager was back again this morning. today he liked the jelly feeder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eyeguy 54]

American Redstart was back and catching bugs by the hostas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  (those ! are for you smurf ) He let me get pretty close. 

[Tom Sawyer]

Pretty sure thats Wild Violet, not Hosta. Nasty stuff in a yard .....

Edited May 21, 2019 by Tom Sawyer

[leech~~]

  On 5/21/2019 at 5:23 PM, Tom Sawyer said:

Pretty sure thats Wild Violet, not Hosta. Nasty stuff in a yard .....

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Yep, sprayed it twice in our yard and still can't kill it all!