BeerBQ Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 Does anyone set them up or enjoy watching them? We’ve got both on our property. Working from home during the quarantine I set mine up so I can see them from my desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 We set out three humingbird feeders each Spring. Take them down during the summer months, as the humingbirds head for the hills to escape the heat. And place them out again in late summer and early fall, when they return. Never use the read dye sold in stores. Harmful to hummingbirds. Also mix 1/3 cup sugar, and 2/3 cup water. Heat to a boil. Let stand to cool. And then place in the feeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 We have 4 hummingbird feeders, 1 oriole feeder, and one Tammy says is for finches(I say sparrows). I like wrens so I have 3 houses here that are occupied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Well now. Gonna have to up my hummingbird feeders from 3 to 5. Just kidding. Give a hug to Tammy from me. And your pooch as well. Stay safe. And love the fact that you guys are taking care of the birds. We have wrens in Colorado. However I miss not having cardinals like in Indiana. Loved those red guys, when I lived in Indiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, milehiiu said: Well now. Gonna have to up my hummingbird feeders from 3 to 5. Just kidding. Give a hug to Tammy from me. And your pooch as well. Stay safe. And love the fact that you guys are taking care of the birds. We have wrens in Colorado. However I miss not having cardinals like in Indiana. Loved those red guys, when I lived in Indiana. Cardinals have always been my favorite common bird. We have them out here thank goodness. We also have a mockingbird that does a very convincing cardinal and about thirty other birds. He loves to get on the highest spot of the construction behind us and just belt out a bird call-concerto for about 10-15 minutes. The first time we heard him, we were like, "Wait, what?" We don't have a bird feeder, but would really love one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 We have birds that think our mailbox is a house. Or, should I say 'outhouse' based on the amount of poop they leave behind on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: Cardinals have always been my favorite common bird. We have them out here thank goodness. We also have a mockingbird that does a very convincing cardinal and about thirty other birds. He loves to get on the highest spot of the construction behind us and just belt out a bird call-concerto for about 10-15 minutes. The first time we heard him, we were like, "Wait, what?" We don't have a bird feeder, but would really love one. That's wild and cool about the mockingbird. In NYC, no less. I could go on from there. But won't go any further, for fear of this thread getting locked... if you know what I mean. LOL Jealous that you have cardinals. Perhaps my favorite wild bird. Of course.... the male is the most attractive. Unlike humans. Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, milehiiu said: That's wild and cool about the mockingbird. In NYC, no less. I could go on from there. But won't go any further, for fear of this thread getting locked... if you know what I mean. LOL Jealous that you have cardinals. Perhaps my favorite wild bird. Of course.... the male is the most attractive. Unlike humans. Ha When it comes to wild birds...I can't help but stop and watch a pheasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, rico said: When it comes to wild birds...I can't help but stop and watch a pheasant. Ever seen a wild turkey ? I have seen plenty. In Wyoming. Wyo's wild turkeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, milehiiu said: Ever seen a wild turkey ? I have seen plenty. In Wyoming. Wyo's wild turkeys Got 'em here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, milehiiu said: Ever seen a wild turkey ? I have seen plenty. In Wyoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaybobHoosier Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I’ve always been a bird fan, used to do some bird watching. I have a bird feeder set up by our back patio, and my oldest (3yrs) and I enjoy looking at the window. Right now, our most popular visitors are finches, and I really enjoy the “house” finch, which has a reddish head and on some parts of the body. Got really excited when we had a woodpecker visit lol. We plan on setting out some hummingbird feeders later this year or next year. Good topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 24 minutes ago, JaybobHoosier said: I’ve always been a bird fan, used to do some bird watching. I have a bird feeder set up by our back patio, and my oldest (3yrs) and I enjoy looking at the window. Right now, our most popular visitors are finches, and I really enjoy the “house” finch, which has a reddish head and on some parts of the body. Got really excited when we had a woodpecker visit lol. We plan on setting out some hummingbird feeders later this year or next year. Good topic! Woodpeckers are perhaps one of my least favorite wild birds. Have destroyed the siding on many of my neighbors houses. And caused the death of a cotton wood in my back yard. In the Spring and Fall. Love seeing thousands of Canadian Geese migrating over my house every year. A pattern similar to the Blue Angels. WIth one goose in the lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 2 hours ago, milehiiu said: That's wild and cool about the mockingbird. In NYC, no less. I could go on from there. But won't go any further, for fear of this thread getting locked... if you know what I mean. LOL Jealous that you have cardinals. Perhaps my favorite wild bird. Of course.... the male is the most attractive. Unlike humans. Ha My two favorite bird stories both happened on the same weekend - one story is my wife's with the mockingbird and the other is mine with a HUGE heron. My wife was hosting her best friend from high school two years ago around July 4th, so I took the dog for the weekend and went down to our place on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I've stuck around for these visits in the past, but realized I needed to get out of town for this visit. Bird story one: The first night, my wife and her friend were coming home fairly late and heard weird bird noises at the community garden a block away from our place. They were convinced that there were fake bird noises coming from the garden b/c it was too many different types of bird songs one after the other. Weeks later the mockingbird showed up on our terrace and schooled us with about 20 different bird songs. That's when my wife realized that they had heard the mockingbird that night. Bird story two: While I was in Maryland with our miniature dachshund enjoying the dock on the river. We had sat out on the dock until after sunset and were enjoying some pre-July 4th fireworks, when I decided it was time to go inside. It was pretty dark at this point. I put our dog Chloe on the dock and turned to walk up to the house and she totally froze and let loose a very low growl. I tried to get her to move towards the house, but she wouldn't budge. Something was really freaking her out. So, I scooped her into my arms and started walking down the 50ft dock to the yard, muttering about her being a scaredy cat. About half the way there, I realized something was on the dock. Something kind of big. As we got closer, I realized there was a big heron on our dock in between us and the yard. We just stood there looking at it and it just stood there looking at us. My dog was shaking in my arms and as I started moving towards the heron, the heron finally gave off one of it's dinosaur honks and flew off. Was the closest I've ever got to one of these magnificent beasts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: My two favorite bird stories both happened on the same weekend - one story is my wife's with the mockingbird and the other is mine with a HUGE heron. My wife was hosting her best friend from high school two years ago around July 4th, so I took the dog for the weekend and went down to our place on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I've stuck around for these visits in the past, but realized I needed to get out of town for this visit. Bird story one: The first night, my wife and her friend were coming home fairly late and heard weird bird noises at the community garden a block away from our place. They were convinced that there were fake bird noises coming from the garden b/c it was too many different types of bird songs one after the other. Weeks later the mockingbird showed up on our terrace and schooled us with about 20 different bird songs. That's when my wife realized that they had heard the mockingbird that night. Bird story two: While I was in Maryland with our miniature dachshund enjoying the dock on the river. We had sat out on the dock until after sunset and were enjoying some pre-July 4th fireworks, when I decided it was time to go inside. It was pretty dark at this point. I put our dog Chloe on the dock and turned to walk up to the house and she totally froze and let loose a very low growl. I tried to get her to move towards the house, but she wouldn't budge. Something was really freaking her out. So, I scooped her into my arms and started walking down the 50ft dock to the yard, muttering about her being a scaredy cat. About half the way there, I realized something was on the dock. Something kind of big. As we got closer, I realized there was a big heron on our dock in between us and the yard. We just stood there looking at it and it just stood there looking at us. My dog was shaking in my arms and as I started moving towards the heron, the heron finally gave off one of it's dinosaur honks and flew off. Was the closest I've ever got to one of these magnificent beasts! Those stories are for the birds. Just kidding. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Back in the day, building our first house, my neighbor comes over with some damn contraption and wanted to show me this new thing that he was so proud of. I asked what it it? Well Joe, its a wood pecker feeder..... You SOB, I'm building a log cabin here and you're trying to attract wood peckers. Dang I miss him, he was a great neighbor with a hell of a sense of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, Joe_Hoopsier said: Back in the day, building our first house, my neighbor comes over with some damn contraption and wanted to show me this new thing that he was so proud of. I asked what it it? Well Joe, its a wood pecker feeder..... You SOB, I'm building a log cabin here and you're trying to attract wood peckers. Dang I miss him, he was a great neighbor with a hell of a sense of humor. Funny story. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBQ Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 We live on an old tree farm so we get all kinds of woodpeckers. I see red bellied, hairy, downy, and pileated pretty regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I'm getting tired of filling mine already. Seems like it's almost daily. In addition to those shown below, we also have hummingbird and finch feeders as well as a couple bee houses. We get all the common ones. I like the cardinals (especially in winter), orioles and woodpeckers. Saw an owl fly into a backyard tree this past weekend which was cool. Have also spotted a couple bald eagles which is rare around here and brings me to my favorite bird story. When in Alaska (there are tons of them there) we were on a boat and the guide holds a fish above his head and a bald eagle glides down and snatches it from him. Incredible experience. Looking into a purple martin house. Not sure I have enough open space away from trees. Anyone have one of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Joe_Hoopsier said: Back in the day, building our first house, my neighbor comes over with some damn contraption and wanted to show me this new thing that he was so proud of. I asked what it it? Well Joe, its a wood pecker feeder..... You SOB, I'm building a log cabin here and you're trying to attract wood peckers. Dang I miss him, he was a great neighbor with a hell of a sense of humor. I had to patch a few woodpecker holes in the cedar siding of an old house of mine. They can be a pain that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 25 minutes ago, Reacher said: I'm getting tired of filling mine already. Seems like it's almost daily. In addition to those shown below, we also have hummingbird and finch feeders as well as a couple bee houses. We get all the common ones. I like the cardinals (especially in winter), orioles and woodpeckers. Saw an owl fly into a backyard tree this past weekend which was cool. Have also spotted a couple bald eagles which is rare around here and brings me to my favorite bird story. When in Alaska (there are tons of them there) we were on a boat and the guide holds a fish above his head and a bald eagle glides down and snatches it from him. Incredible experience. Looking into a purple martin house. Not sure I have enough open space away from trees. Anyone have one of those? Yes, I have a martin house back at the lake. Must be up in the air 20 feet or so. I crank it down every year and clean it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 2 hours ago, rico said: Yes, I have a martin house back at the lake. Must be up in the air 20 feet or so. I crank it down every year and clean it. How long did it take for the Martins to come? Will they find it right away or does it take a season or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Reacher said: How long did it take for the Martins to come? Will they find it right away or does it take a season or two? They have been around here my whole lifetime. They just come. Maybe because of the lakes here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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