I enjoy our bird population - so I set up feeders every year . . .
typically I start after the first frost, with the safflower lovers -
which I did yesterday - and the two suction cup window mounted feeders have been absolutely&immediately swarmed!
nutchhatches, titmouses, a finch or two... no cardinals, yet - we had two nesting pairs earlier...
no Carolina Wrens - they are less liked. with their short tail they climb into the seed box and proceed to throw most of the safflower 'out into left field' - curious as to why - but they do tend to empty the feed(ers) in a very rapid fashion.
regrets, we lost "Miss Kittens" to renal failure - she was always fascinated by the birds at the suction-cup feeders. we had one finch who apparently could see her on the other side of the glass, and knew - with the glass - she presented no danger. the finch would peck/tap at the window glass and revel in Miss Kittens paw print . . . a "yeah cat, I dare you!" kind of thing . . .
typically I start after the first frost, with the safflower lovers -
which I did yesterday - and the two suction cup window mounted feeders have been absolutely&immediately swarmed!
nutchhatches, titmouses, a finch or two... no cardinals, yet - we had two nesting pairs earlier...
no Carolina Wrens - they are less liked. with their short tail they climb into the seed box and proceed to throw most of the safflower 'out into left field' - curious as to why - but they do tend to empty the feed(ers) in a very rapid fashion.
regrets, we lost "Miss Kittens" to renal failure - she was always fascinated by the birds at the suction-cup feeders. we had one finch who apparently could see her on the other side of the glass, and knew - with the glass - she presented no danger. the finch would peck/tap at the window glass and revel in Miss Kittens paw print . . . a "yeah cat, I dare you!" kind of thing . . .
