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...
DrW Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 6 hours ago, Irv said: I saw this guy today through my screen. If you want a serious response, it is a Baltimore oriole. Most orioles they have stunning orange/black or yellow/black plumage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, DrW said: If you want a serious response, it is a Baltimore oriole. Most orioles they have stunning orange/black or yellow/black plumage. Thanks. If you look back a couple of pages I have an awesome shot of an Oriole from last year's quarantine. Got a few more shots today while bored. And before you ask, yes I do need to get a life. Another Edited July 31, 2021 by Irv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 And one more 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BillsintheBurgh Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I'm on lockdown for now https://www.wnep.com/article/news/state/dont-feed-the-birds-mysterious-disease-affecting-pennsylvania-songbirds/523-01ab1435-fcf4-47db-abed-44161d0b5a27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, 4BillsintheBurgh said: I'm on lockdown for now https://www.wnep.com/article/news/state/dont-feed-the-birds-mysterious-disease-affecting-pennsylvania-songbirds/523-01ab1435-fcf4-47db-abed-44161d0b5a27 Same here. Haven't filled the feeders in a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) This guy has been haging out by moms house for a few days. Huge. They are usually by the power field next street over, but this one has come down by the trees on either side of my moms. We were hanging by pool today and he decided to chill with us for about 30 minutes. Edited August 10, 2021 by dhg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 1:54 PM, 4BillsintheBurgh said: I'm on lockdown for now https://www.wnep.com/article/news/state/dont-feed-the-birds-mysterious-disease-affecting-pennsylvania-songbirds/523-01ab1435-fcf4-47db-abed-44161d0b5a27 On 8/1/2021 at 1:56 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: Same here. Haven't filled the feeders in a few weeks. It's getting better. Nice work, gents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) My wife launched her own Twitch channel starring the birds in our backyard. This is live most days from 9am to 5pm. https://twitch.tv/apljacker Feel free to give her a follow. She needs to hit 50 to achieve status. Edited August 11, 2021 by PromoTheRobot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 My wife has been very busy with work and has come home exhausted every day so has not had time to work on mixing wild bird food with our daughter. Bird food mix was out so I told my daughter we will just mix it ourselves. We went to garage where we bought some food for winter and I mixed some "Lyric Fruit & Nut High Energy Wild Bird Food" with the remaining mullet and the birds have gone crazy. All 12 spots on bird feeder has been full for multiple hours at a time. It looks like the kind of food you buy as snack in store. There also is nothing left on ground too expect the millet shells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 This White Egret spent a few day picking the tiny lizards out of some of my bushes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 This is one of my favourite times of the year for bird watching as this is when the Bar-Tailed Godwits fly their extraordinary migration flights from Alaska, all the way to New Zealand. 12,000kms non-stop! Just last month, they tracked one poor bird that had to turn around midway through it's flight due to strong headwinds. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/451910/strong-winds-force-godwit-migrating-from-alaska-to-new-zealand-to-turn-around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 We have a visiting magpie and Kookaburra family. Butcher birds, variety of large and small parrots, white and black cockatoo, cockatiel, tawny frogmouth nest Autumn/ winter. Do Flying Fox count 😇 night time there’s plenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Anybody notice a shortage of bird food? I usually get mine at Home Depot and for weeks - nothing. Going to check again today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 We had at least eighteen different birds visit our back yard, from Red tail hawks to chickadees to three different woodpeckers jays, cardinals, etc etc, always cool to see them all, even had a pair of Mallard ducks every spring for several years, too cool, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 This Wood Stork came for a visit today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 With the cooler weather, Florida, I hung a finch niger seed sock a week ago. They won't touch it but will eat the no melt peanut suet cake literally 8" away. I got it on a whim at Home Depot for $.80 , they are resetting I guess. In the last two months downy woodpeckers have settled in and eat quite frequently. They might be small but like their bigger counterparts they take no ***** whatsoever. I bought another feeder, it looks pretty cool... loaded with all the good stuff, but the only ones who will eat from it are the titmice... I think the perches are too small for the cardinals. So I'm going to buy a different one for that hook with either a small platform or larger perches. Got to keep the cardinals happy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Got a neat close up today of this guy on my suet cage. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Got a few more today. Birds were really active. The Dove was through my screen. The Finch was through the window/no screen. All taken from my cell phone. Yes I am working from home and still need to get a life!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 We have a Carolina Wren that keeps flying/hopping through the dog door. Three times now. I don't blame it one bit. It's been brutal out. I think it wants to move in for winter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said: We have a Carolina Wren that keeps flying/hopping through the dog door. Three times now. I don't blame it one bit. It's been brutal out. I think it wants to move in for winter. We raised a baby blue jay in our kitchen. A little bit of a mess but were used to raising birds. If you put down some peanut butter and sunflower seeds in an small area and not wander about. If you had a dome over your house with entrance for it the Carolina Wren it would not have to come inside. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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