Birds Everywhere!!!!

[fishingstar]

I have noticed the same thing. So I go for the cheapest jelly I can find. I found that Auldis is the cheapest. I still have a few jars left from last year but I did go through 2 cases.

[Hawg]

Mods, changing my password only works for 1 try. Today I couldn't get on again. As far as birds, I have none! No cardinals, no blue jays even. How you guys doing. I'd like to post more if the mods can get my password right.

[smurfy]

It's sporadic. Some days I got a bunch then none. When I do some woodpeckers, bunch of finches and an occasional cardinal.

 

I'm not sure what changed but I've gone through more suet cakes since last spring then I have the last 4-5 years 

[leech~~]

My feeders are getting mugged right now with the cold weather coming. 

Even the squirrels and bunnies are at it.  

I have like 6 of the fattiest squirrels on the planet, and I'm trying to give them all cardiac arrest by dumping all the old Christmas cookies and treats out there.  They eat everything!  

[chaffmj]

We are getting white and red breasted nuthatches, chickadees, downy and hairy woodpeckers, goldfinches and fing red squirrels! I haven't seen gray jays or blue jays for a while which is very unusual.

[chaffmj]

Gold finches have been flocking to the feeders lately. Here is a picture of one that still looks in summer color.

 

 

[smurfy]

On 2/10/2023 at 7:49 PM, chaffmj said:

Gold finches have been flocking to the feeders lately. Here is a picture of one that still looks in summer color.

 

 

Yea but I got a friggin possum under my feeder!! I need to dispose of that thing.  Lead isn't an option in town!

[fishingstar]

I seen a sign of spring today. A flock of over 50 robins.

[smurfy]

12 hours ago, fishingstar said:

I seen a sign of spring today. A flock of over 50 robins.

i keep watching but havent seen any yet!!!!!!!!! what the heck can they find to eat at this point????????/

[Wanderer]

On 2/27/2023 at 7:17 PM, fishingstar said:

I seen a sign of spring today. A flock of over 50 robins.

Dang!  Thought I might get the first claim to em!

 

Beautiful evening and the robins are signing all their favorite tunes.

[leech~~]

5 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

Dang!  Thought I might get the first claim to em!

 

Beautiful evening and the robins are signing all their favorite tunes.

Saw about 20 robins on the side of a snowless hill down in Chaska 2 weeks ago while fishing.  

[Wanderer]

26 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

Saw about 20 robins on the side of a snowless hill down in Chaska 2 weeks ago while fishing.  

I call bee essss. 
 

You were fishing?!

[smurfy]

He meant Cabela's fish tank!!

 

 haven't seen a robin yet!

Edited March 14, 2023 by smurfy

[leech~~]

34 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

I call bee essss. 
 

You were fishing?!

Courthouse, dip stick!

[Wanderer]

49 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

Courthouse, dip stick!

Oh that’s right, you posted rainbows.  I was thinking driftless.  Hard to drift on the ice.

[chaffmj]

 

 

 

[smurfy]

chaffmj are you seeing any of the yellow grosbeaks???? i cant keep them straight, ones and evening the redone i think is the pine grosbeak!!!!!

 

all i know is there really good looking birds!!!!!

Edited March 14, 2023 by smurfy

[chaffmj]

Smurf, I haven't seen any of the evening grosbeaks for a while. They are the yellow ones. The red ones are the pine grosbeak shown above. Right now at our feeders are lots of male and female gold finches.

[Wanderer]

18 hours ago, chaffmj said:

 

 

 

 

 

Umm, what’s he doing to that feeder anyway? 

[Mike89]

a true action shot!!!  

[smurfy]

1 hour ago, Mike89 said:

a true action shot!!!  

X-rated mayhaps though!!!!!!

[chaffmj]

Back to bird pics.

 

Pine grosbeak

 

American gold finch

 

I was wondering why the seed was disappearing at night.

[Wanderer]

On 2/28/2023 at 7:21 AM, smurfy said:

what the heck can they find to eat at this point????????/

Might be these flies?

 

I just call them fish flies but don’t really know what they are.  Tons of em were across our yard last weekend.  And I know they come from the trees.  Last year when I was trimming on the lift in April they were all over the trees, high up.

 

We just had another big flock of robins come through.  While eating dinner we saw or heard:

 

Robins

Cardinals

Sandhill Cranes

Crows

Eagles

Red tail hawk

Mallards

Geese

Swans

Turkeys

 

and…. *other*

 

It was loud outside for a while.

 

[Mike89]

just seen about a dozen or so sandhill cranes today!!!  

[Ronnie D]

https://www.kare11.com/video/news/local/watch-minnesota-dnrs-nongame-wildlife-eaglecam-egg-has-hatched/89-a2755e4c-5a22-412e-80eb-4e5cc3d0dd6b