Augie Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 We don’t feed them for fear of the rats, but we have a giant fountain they all come to for water. I enjoy the birds a lot. (The fountain is taller than my wife, lots of water!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 Don’t like the starlings. But they need to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 12 gauge, .22 LR, 5.56 NATO, and .30-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On December 5, 2017 at 6:37 PM, mead107 said: I just put our feeder out last week. Birds are just coming around. 3 feeders on one pole. Fun watching the squirrels try and get to the feeders. I will switch one to sunflower seeds in a couple weeks. I definitely enjoy feeding birds. I find the more aggressive ones greatly enjoy the taste of trouser snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Filled the 3 feeders this morning. I can’t believe that they came out in the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 12/6/2017 at 8:31 PM, mead107 said: I built a bird feeder for my cousin 15 years ago. Holds 400 lbs of birdseed Sounds more like a grain silo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I keep several feeders full of black oil sunflower seed, safflower, and a sock with nyger seed. It’s so cold, and watching them try to break the shells, that I went out and got some songbird feed without shells and a new tube feeder. Goldfinches have taken over the tube feeder. Downy woodpeckers, red-bellied woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches and titmouses all in abundance. Haven’t seen a cardinal yet this winter. Even put some corn out for the squirrel. Hate those buggers but it’s tough seeing them struggle in the cold. Amazing anything survives in this weather. 0 right now and 20 below wind chill in SYR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Wife and daughter put out a feeder yesterday. Can't wait until my yard is full of weeds this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Lot of empty seed shells on the deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I have never used a gun before (technically I used one but not as intended on mugger after I took it away from him) and I'd like to be able to shoot the damn squirrels deciding to hang on bird feeder they cannot get into just trying to stick paw inside. I got within 5 feet of it once and if I had a stick I could have hit it. My wife tried to chase them away using an air gun but evidently it does not do anything but annoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simool Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I feed the birds. I feed Quail and Pheasant a steady diet of 1 1/8 oz. shot. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 $ 30 a pelt for squirrels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 2 hours ago, mead107 said: $ 30 a pelt for squirrels? Sure if you come to my house and kill the four squirrels before spring time I'll give you $120. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 17 hours ago, mead107 said: Lot of empty seed shells on the deck. The last time I went to CountryMax to get seed, I saw they had a bag of Sunflower Meaties. The bag looked like it had large unshelled sunflower pieces and some Black Oil Sunflower seeds. I had never tried these before as I usually buy Sunflower hearts, which are unshelled small pieces, and Black Oil Sunflower seeds separately. So I tried a 30 lb bag for $39. Turns out there were a bit more Black Oil seeds in the mix than I thought, and the birds, mostly Gold Finches, always eat the unshelled pieces first. The bottom of the feeder ends up totally black, filled with all the left over shelled Black Oil seeds. They eventually get to the shelled seeds and I had forgotten one of the reasons I switched to use less of the shelled seeds. One huge black mess under the feeder. The hearts cost about the same, 40 lbs for $53, as the mix so in the end they are a better value. No shell mess and the finches really love the hearts. There are times I have about 25 finches at the feeders at the same time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Limeaid said: Sure if you come to my house and kill the four squirrels before spring time I'll give you $120. I have 6 that hang on my deck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707BillsFan Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) No, I live close to Bodega .... I've seen what The Birds can do if you forget to feed them and they get upset. Edited January 13, 2018 by 707BillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 7 hours ago, mead107 said: I have 6 that hang on my deck Squirrel Stromboli, interesting concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) Had a finch fly into the sliding glass door and knock itself out this morning. Could see it still breathing laying on its back. 30 minutes later it was on it's feet. Half hour later it flew away. Edited January 14, 2018 by mead107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, mead107 said: Had a finch fly into the sliding glass door and knock itself out this morning. Could see it still breathing laying on its back. 30 minutes later it was on it's feet. Half hour later it flew away. What was his name, McCoy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Since moving to the new house, it's been strange. We put out a feeder - but no birds. That's odd, because we live in an area that was a forest and there still is a lot of trees all around us. We just haven't seen many birds this winter. A few came by into the yard, but none went to the feeder. Then about a week ago, during the Jan thaw a flock of mixed species descended upon the yard. About six bluebirds, Juncos, sparrows, Titmouse, and a few others hung out for a day. WRT Goldfinches - the males don't change color until spring. And, they like thistle seed. Those are best put into a special feeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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