A couple weeks ago, we set up 3 birdhouses in our backyard, one for a Wren and 2 for Bluebirds. I hadn't had a House Wren visit my feeder at all, so I was doubtful this would work. But the very next morning, I saw a House Wren at my feeder.
And sure enough, in the next couple of days, it took up residence in the Wren house that we put up.
A week later, a sparrow started building a nest in one of the Bluebird houses that we set up. It is probably too late for Bluebirds to nest this year but I hope to have some Bluebirds next year.
The squirrels have been keeping me busy. They would empty out my platform feeders on my deck in less than 24 hrs. This was until they pushed it off my deck! I purchased one of the tube feeders with a metal cage around it hoping it would keep the squirrels away. It didn't. They found a way to hang on to the feeder upside down and use their tongue to get the food out until they dropped this one too all the way from the top of my deck and broke the plastic inside into pieces. They broke my birdcake feeder as well and so I am down to one metal tube feeder wondering how to squirrel-proof my feeders and keep them from chasing the birds away. I tried making my own squirrel proof version of a bird feeder at home but that experiment failed miserably. I had been hoping to feed the squirrels as well but they were costing me a fortune in bird seed. I tried chili flakes, vinegar but nothing seems to deter them. Now they are going at my hummingbird feeder. They pluck the flowers out of the feeder and tip the feeder to get a good gulp. For now, I have temporarily solved the problem by using a straightened coat hanger to hang the humming bird feeder from the sides of the gutter. They have been so aggressive lately that I am worried that they will go after the bird eggs. I guess I will have to wait and see.
I added a couple of bird species to my list this week. As I went for a walk by the lake near our house, I spotted a Grey Catbird and a Green Heron. I usually get a lot of Canadian Geese. I had spotted at least 3 nesting geese and I was eager to see the goslings. I got lucky as I turned around to go back home and I spotted mama Goose with 2 of her goslings. I was able to get close enough to her to get some good pictures of the goslings. Here are some pictures:
Grey Catbird
And sure enough, in the next couple of days, it took up residence in the Wren house that we put up.
A week later, a sparrow started building a nest in one of the Bluebird houses that we set up. It is probably too late for Bluebirds to nest this year but I hope to have some Bluebirds next year.
The squirrels have been keeping me busy. They would empty out my platform feeders on my deck in less than 24 hrs. This was until they pushed it off my deck! I purchased one of the tube feeders with a metal cage around it hoping it would keep the squirrels away. It didn't. They found a way to hang on to the feeder upside down and use their tongue to get the food out until they dropped this one too all the way from the top of my deck and broke the plastic inside into pieces. They broke my birdcake feeder as well and so I am down to one metal tube feeder wondering how to squirrel-proof my feeders and keep them from chasing the birds away. I tried making my own squirrel proof version of a bird feeder at home but that experiment failed miserably. I had been hoping to feed the squirrels as well but they were costing me a fortune in bird seed. I tried chili flakes, vinegar but nothing seems to deter them. Now they are going at my hummingbird feeder. They pluck the flowers out of the feeder and tip the feeder to get a good gulp. For now, I have temporarily solved the problem by using a straightened coat hanger to hang the humming bird feeder from the sides of the gutter. They have been so aggressive lately that I am worried that they will go after the bird eggs. I guess I will have to wait and see.
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| Green Heron |
Grey Catbird
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| Canadian Goose with 2 goslings |
Planning to go on a birding trail this coming weekend. I rented some supertelephoto lenses from lensrentals.com. I was surprised to see how affordable their rates are. Hopefully will get some great shots and I will share it here. Until then Happy Birding!
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