Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Did anyone participate in the Cornell bird census back in May? I had about a dozen different types of birds that I reported in, here about 6 miles west of Buffalo. Last trip to the feed mill, I grabbed the wrong case of suet from the shelf. I got the peanut butter based one instead of the 'woodpecker favourite', and the blackbirds have been making good work of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Saw this guy today 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrW Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Irv said: Saw this guy today Looks like a Downy Woodpecker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, DrW said: Looks like a Downy Woodpecker. No doubt to be followed by: 🤨 * 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) Chowing down on the pepper suet cake. Look closely Edited June 24, 2021 by Irv 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 42 minutes ago, Irv said: Chowing down on the pepper suet cake. Look closely D'oh! A deer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 41 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: D'oh! A deer! A female deer! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrW Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/24/2021 at 9:55 AM, Irv said: Chowing down on the pepper suet cake. This is a different woodpecker than you had in the previous pic. You can see that this one has no black face stripes, has more white dots on the shoulders, and is larger. It is a red-bellied woodpecker (I know, some of these names do not make sense; red-bellied woodpeckers only very rarely show orange or red belly feathers, and if they do, it is very low on the belly (which is hidden here by the wood board). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Not sure where I heard this... But birds I believe don't have mucus membranes? So they are immune to the effects of capsaicin. Why they can eat peppers and propagate the plant like the ghost peppers... Anybody hear this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 On 6/23/2021 at 3:47 PM, Irv said: Saw this guy today I dont know how to tell a birds age, but thus guy looks like he's an AARP member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Bird related, per my other post. The explanation about birds and hot things: https://www.straightdope.com/21342997/are-birds-immune-to-hot-pepper-enabling-them-to-eat-vast-amounts-and-spread-the-seeds On 6/24/2021 at 9:55 AM, Irv said: Chowing down on the pepper suet cake. Look closely Interesting. You stick a piece of wood between the suet cages to attract the woodpeckers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 19 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Not sure where I heard this... But birds I believe don't have mucus membranes? So they are immune to the effects of capsaicin. Why they can eat peppers and propagate the plant like the ghost peppers... Anybody hear this? I think I mentioned it way back in the thread but yeah, that's why cayenne pepper mixed in with bird seed keeps the squirrels at bay. "Idly wonders if asian carp have mucus membranes". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 28 minutes ago, T&C said: I think I mentioned it way back in the thread but yeah, that's why cayenne pepper mixed in with bird seed keeps the squirrels at bay. "Idly wonders if asian carp have mucus membranes". +1. I think it's receptors. 😉... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 7 hours ago, T&C said: I think I mentioned it way back in the thread but yeah, that's why cayenne pepper mixed in with bird seed keeps the squirrels at bay. "Idly wonders if asian carp have mucus membranes". No entirely. If they are hungry enough (or too lazy to go elsewhere) they dig what they want out and like raccoons wash it. I even tried putting seed in water with hot pepper sauce and then drying it before I put in bird feeder. Want to find teacher for my wife to learn to use shotgun and fill it with ice pellets. She tried an air gun but they learned to ignore it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 15 hours ago, Limeaid said: No entirely. If they are hungry enough (or too lazy to go elsewhere) they dig what they want out and like raccoons wash it. I even tried putting seed in water with hot pepper sauce and then drying it before I put in bird feeder. Want to find teacher for my wife to learn to use shotgun and fill it with ice pellets. She tried an air gun but they learned to ignore it. It works here but I only use it on sunflower seeds. Dump enough for the feeder in a 1 gallon ziplock bag with a little vegetable oil, dump in a bunch of cayenne, shake it up to coat... and then fill feeder. Squirrels won't mess with that feeder anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I saw this guy today through my screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Irv said: I saw this guy today through my screen. How can we be sure you saw him through the screen?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 36 minutes ago, Gugny said: How can we be sure you saw him through the screen?? You lost me on this response! ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Irv said: I saw this guy today through my screen. 4 hours ago, Gugny said: How can we be sure you saw him through the screen?? After a few years of watching a McDermott-coached defense, even the fans can see through a screen now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Avenger Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Wake up, sheeple - you aren't watching the birds, the birds are watching YOU! https://birdsarentreal.com/pages/the-history Learn THE TRUTH and thank me later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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