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Some birds at the feeder... PICS
William81
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As with many of you all out there, the weather is a little rough at the moment. It is snowing right now, 7 degrees with a 20+ mph wind. Our bird feeders swing too much in this kind of wind and stop up with the cold. We put a screen box out on the ground in a place out of the wind. There is a lot of activity there today.
They are fun to watch...
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Second pic, what are the two on the bottom?? The Tit mouse, the Gold finch and the cardinal could be pics from my feeder but the second pic right side I have no idea, the one on the left I can't see enough to tell what it is.
In my subdivision the only crows I see are flying overhead.
I admit my lack of knowledge in identifying birds.... so I am not sure
God Bless You for feeding these birdies. Some of God's creatures. Great pics.
I am thinking a white crowned sparrow.
10" of snow on the ground, "0" degrees and I saw 2 Doves under ours! Aren't they suppose to be somewhere down south by now🤔
Beautiful pictures (as usual).
We still have a few doves hanging around here too... They have been around the feeders every morning. I did not see any today.
Nice photos thanks for sharing And of course for feeding them
We put bird food out Even throw bread out we buy for the chickens but also toss some for the other birds or wild life looking for a fast meal .
My wife enjoys watching and feeding all the birds especially the humming birds in the spring
The dove pictured above is a Eurasian Collared Dove. They don't migrate like Mourning Doves and can be seen year around. They're also an invasive species. Here in Utah, they're a "no license, no season, no limit" bird.
I have a pair that invade my feeder every day at about 3:30 pm. They're sneaky. They'll watch and watch perched nearby to see if I'm around before they charge in and gulp all they can. I scare them off if I catch them at it.
I knew they were not like the doves we hunt every fall. I did not realize they were invasive and never leave.... Thanks for the heads up..
Got about 5 inches of snow here by the time it was a done. Threw some chicken scratch out in the yard and on the deck for the wild birds.
Snapped a few pics looking out my window. Cats were perched with their tails twitching. Lucky birds that there is no way I'm letting the cats out today.
'dreher' - "but the second pic right side I have no idea, the one on the left I can't see enough to tell what it is."
The three birds in the ground feeder are a goldfinch - slate colored junco - & - a white crowned sparrow.
Best Regards - AQH
Yes, we wait until November to gave the mourning doves a chance to move out of the state and then open season on the collared dove.
I've seen Woodpeckers in cold weather get kernels of corn from deer feeders and try to hide the corn in tree bark crevis. (they try to hide the corn for later)They figured out that hiding corn is easier than hammering for wood worms in cold weather..
Woodpeckers must have a honor system, thinking the other pecker heads will not steal their corn.
They emptied our feeder twice yesterday
Maybe one of them Black/White peck headed Downey or Hairy woodpeckers at Locust fork's bird feeder.
Easier meal instead of hammering on bark in cold weather.