4BillsintheBurgh Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) So I had a nice bird feeder, different birds showed up - Edited May 13, 2021 by 4BillsintheBurgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BillsintheBurgh Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Then it became a bear feeder - 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Bald Eagle nest on top of a cell tower next to my job in Delaware. Pretty neat to see there. There are many at the Conowingo Dam not far away in Maryland but I haven't seen one in that part of DE before. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow but it's wayyyyyy up there. My backyard is much more pedestrian. Catbirds, robins, finches, bluebirds, cardinals, blue jays, red winged blackbirds, the occasional oriole, Northern Flickers, Red-Bellied woodpeckers, Geese, ducks, blue herons, the occasional egret, the occasional Cooper's Hawk that will eat one of the aforementioned. Next time I see something I'll try to remember to put down my beer and take a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, 4BillsintheBurgh said: Then it became a bear feeder - Wrong thread! Press 2 for customer service: Paging @BringBackFergy @Beerball maybe you can help this wayward soul out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 I had a duck nest hidden in the front of my house last year. They're flying all over the neighborhood recently, so we'll find out soon if they stop here again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 i shot 3 turkeys the other day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 58 minutes ago, Gugny said: I sent that to my wife. In the throws of it @ the ripe young age of 54... 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: I sent that to my wife. In the throws of it @ the ripe young age of 54... 😆 I sat and watched the baby nuthatches fly from their birdhouse last weekend. Took them forever! Took a video of one and sent it to a few people. I love nature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Gugny said: A few years ago, we had the pleasure of watching a pair of orioles build their nest in an elm tree about 10 feet from our deck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, WhoTom said: A few years ago, we had the pleasure of watching a pair of orioles build their nest in an elm tree about 10 feet from our deck. Not sure where you're at... But if up North, like here, you're in their migration pattern. Obviously if they are building nests, they are staying for summer! LoL... Put sliced oranges out, they will comeback like clockwork. Here it's every early May. I have a few pics up thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Not sure where you're at... But if up North, like here, you're in their migration pattern. Obviously if they are building nests, they are staying for summer! LoL... Put sliced oranges out, they will comeback like clockwork. Here it's every early May. I have a few pics up thread... We're in north-central IL - about 10 miles south of the Cheddar Curtain and 70 miles northwest of The Loop. We feed the orioles grape jelly (cheaper than oranges) and they stay all summer. If we forget to put the jelly out before they arrive in May, they'll land on the spot where we normally keep the feeder and look into our window. We've seen Northern Orioles every year we've lived in this house (11 years and counting). About three years ago, we began to see Orchard Orioles as well. Now they come back every year too. Edited June 4, 2021 by WhoTom 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, WhoTom said: We're in north-central IL - about 10 miles south of the Cheddar Curtain and 70 miles northwest of The Loop. We feed the orioles grape jelly (cheaper than oranges) and they stay all summer. If we forget to put the jelly out before they arrive in May, they'll land on the spot where we normally keep the feeder and look into our window. We've seen Northern Orioles every year we've lived in this house (11 years and counting). About three years ago, we began to see Orchard Orioles as well. Now they come back every year too. Nice I am 5 miles in from the Indiana Line dead South of the Lake... in Will County. They stop here like clockwork every May 5-10th or so, spend a few weeks and head on N, NW! 😆, They are going up to the "Cheddar Curtain" to nest! 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Not sure where you're at... But if up North, like here, you're in their migration pattern. Obviously if they are building nests, they are staying for summer! LoL... Put sliced oranges out, they will comeback like clockwork. Here it's every early May. I have a few pics up thread... I'm in Queensbury. About an hour north of Albany. I did the orange thing last year and no one touched them. 5 hours ago, GoBills808 said: i shot 3 turkeys the other day And a pig. Wrong thread, cabbage farmer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Two ducks showed up a week or two ago. They liked the swampy mess of my pool cover. Best part was watching them climb on top of the pillow like it was their private island. After spending two full days as our guests they'd over stayed their welcome and it was time to drain the swamp. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 6 hours ago, GoBills808 said: i shot 3 turkeys the other day Left the ten pin standing in the 10th frame? That's a shame. 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrW Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 About 12 years ago, when our 1 acre lot was still close to fields, we had a pair of mallards nesting in our backyard. We just had removed a wooden playground structure, but the concrete foundations were still there. Thus, we could not mow this part and the mallards chose this as nesting site. From time to time we took a peek, and there were six eggs and later six chicks. One day, the mallard hen just walked away with the chicks in tow, through a hole under the backyard fence. Fortunately, it was a Saturday, and even more fortunately, I was just looking at the backyard when it happened - the exodus took less than two minutes. Another episode from about the same time. We had a trampoline in the backyard for the kids. One day one of the kids left a plastic owl lying on the trampoline (the kind of plastic owl you use to deter small birds from your patio or your herb garden). Well, a young Swainson's hawk must have thought that a dead owl makes a nice meal, and it landed on the trampoline. Well, the fact that the owl was not made of flesh and blood must have been a disappointment. But the real problem came when it wanted to fly away. Raptors are not helicopters or VTOL airplanes and need some space to take off. However, the trampoline had a safety net which did not give sufficient space. Fortunately for the hawk, my son and I had seen the whole dilemma. We dismantled a part of the safety net, always aware to stay away from hawk, until it finally could lift off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Gugny said: I'm in Queensbury. About an hour north of Albany. I did the orange thing last year and no one touched them. And a pig. Wrong thread, cabbage farmer! Here's the range and migratory map: You should well be in the Northern Nesting, breeding area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 On 5/12/2020 at 3:44 PM, Gugny said: I would love to do more feeders but the squirrels make me want to pull my hair out. I don't like how all the seed spills as it twirls. We have a double baffle shaped from a cone of aluminum flashing and a round piece with flanges cut around the edge. The cone is loose and pushes up into the round piece. It works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Quote On 5/12/2020 at 4:44 PM, @Gugny said: I would love to do more feeders but the squirrels make me want to pull my hair out. My wife bought air pellet gun and tried shooting squirrels but just ignore it. Fur is too thick. I'd like her to get training and then either get a air rifle or shotgun and shoot ice pellets at them. My vision is too poor to shoot. It is legal to shoot them in Virginia. § 29.1-516. Game animals. Rabbits and squirrels. -- It is unlawful to kill rabbits or squirrels during the closed season; however, the following persons may kill rabbits or squirrels for their own use during the closed season: 1. A landowner and members of his immediate family; 2. Resident members of hunt clubs who own the land in fee, either jointly or through a holding company; 3. Tenants residing on the premises, with the written permission of the landowner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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