Luv those guys. Am thinking 'bout putting up a hummingbird feeder or three outside my window on some god-forsaken tree the HOA put up. Those fellas are gorgeous - and, no, they don't talk with their beaks full
Little guy looks hungry Mac. How do you deal with the squirrels? My Father in Law used to put grease on the pole leading up to the bird feeder. Then we'd sit by the kitchen window and laugh like crazy as they tried to climb it. Finally, he decided that squirrels needed to eat too and put up a feeder just for them, with all of the seeds that they liked. Then the birds came down, swiped all the best seeds from the squirrel feeder and flew them back up to their own feeder.
Last year we had a couple of hanging baskets of red Impatiens on our porch railing. Not only did we have some pretty flowers up, but the hummingbirds absolutely loved them. They would come up while we were sitting on the porch and, as long as we stayed quiet, would hover within a couple of feet of us..
How do you deal with the squirrels? My Father in Law used to put grease on the pole leading up to the bird feeder. Then we'd sit by the kitchen window and laugh like crazy as they tried to climb it. Finally, he decided that squirrels needed to eat too and put up a feeder just for them, with all of the seeds that they liked. Then the birds came down, swiped all the best seeds from the squirrel feeder and flew them back up to their own feeder.
I have squirrels that run up a wall to gain vertical momentum, twist in the air and land on the feeder.
I trap them in a humane trap, take them to the woods a mile away and then wonder, the next day, if new squirrels drop out of the sky to replace the trapped/released ones.
Isn't it fun when they do that? Put some nectar in a red coke bottle cap and put it in the palm of your hand. Hold it out to them and stay still. They will come and drink out of your hand and you can feel the rush of air around their little wings.
That poor starving wood pecker. Thank you for feeding the little guy. Great photo. Did he say grace before diving in? Bless the meat and damn the skin, throw back your ears and dive right in.
Quoth the Woodpecker?
Regardless of his inarticulate tweets, he's a regular at my bird feeder and a cool little dude!
Luv those guys. Am thinking 'bout putting up a hummingbird feeder or three outside my window on some god-forsaken tree the HOA put up. Those fellas are gorgeous - and, no, they don't talk with their beaks full
Oh, he is just tooo cute. Even though he has bad manners.
Little guy looks hungry Mac. How do you deal with the squirrels? My Father in Law used to put grease on the pole leading up to the bird feeder. Then we'd sit by the kitchen window and laugh like crazy as they tried to climb it. Finally, he decided that squirrels needed to eat too and put up a feeder just for them, with all of the seeds that they liked. Then the birds came down, swiped all the best seeds from the squirrel feeder and flew them back up to their own feeder.
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Last year we had a couple of hanging baskets of red Impatiens on our porch railing. Not only did we have some pretty flowers up, but the hummingbirds absolutely loved them. They would come up while we were sitting on the porch and, as long as we stayed quiet, would hover within a couple of feet of us..
I have squirrels that run up a wall to gain vertical momentum, twist in the air and land on the feeder.
I trap them in a humane trap, take them to the woods a mile away and then wonder, the next day, if new squirrels drop out of the sky to replace the trapped/released ones.
Isn't it fun when they do that? Put some nectar in a red coke bottle cap and put it in the palm of your hand. Hold it out to them and stay still. They will come and drink out of your hand and you can feel the rush of air around their little wings.
That poor starving wood pecker. Thank you for feeding the little guy. Great photo. Did he say grace before diving in? Bless the meat and damn the skin, throw back your ears and dive right in.
Woodpeckers are not known for their table manners.
Great photo Mac.
He didn't pray but stated that if I did not feed him he'd bring
Suet.
I responded with
"Fat chance."
Seedy remarks.
Strictly for the you know.
Put THAT in your beak and chew it, or, don't put more in your beak than you can chew.
Phwheat phwheat?????
What a beauty! Birds are sooo messy, but are a delight to watch. Thanks for sharing this hungry critter Mac! (I hope he shares too)
Those comments truly fill the BILL.
And to think you guys are just WINGING it!
Flight of ideas.
In my youth, I actually dated a couple of young women who one could describe in that manner.
Small world.
In my youth, I actually dated a couple of young women who one could describe in that manner. Flighty too huh? lol
Think of it as "wanting to wet my beak".
Your Beak Mac??? lol
Tweet.
Is that anything like Twitter??