Comments on: Bitten by the Bird Watching Bug

By: Elizabeth Drake

Elizabeth Drake — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:53:28 +0000

In reply to Dwane. More we don't have time with the kids now. Kids are amazingly time consuming.

By: Dwane

Dwane — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 15:03:12 +0000

The grandkids who live next door enjoy watching the birds coming to dine. Varieties either share the feeders or wait in the trees. The male cardinals are bright red against the bare limbs. Sometimes we have flocks of migrants briefly filling the yard and dominating the feeders. They don’t stay long.
Thanks for the warning regarding grackles.
LOL, kids don’t want to share you with the birds?

By: Dwane

Dwane — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 14:41:19 +0000

In reply to Michael Seidel. I am happy it brought forth a nice memory. We may find a yard of sunflowers ourselves. Although, the squirrels and flocks of birds have foraged the yard. Missed seeds would be a surprise. Have a great day.

By: Elizabeth Drake

Elizabeth Drake — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 12:52:43 +0000

Before kids we had quite the back yard set up to watch birds. I especially liked peanut feeders. The blue jays were super fun to watch.

We had the yard set up for timid birds on one side and birds like the jays on the other. And you have to switch your seed in the summer or the grackles will eat it all.

Yep, then came kids 🙂

By: Michael Seidel

Michael Seidel — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 06:58:44 +0000

In our first winter here, we put out suet and sunflower seeds. I loved watching the birds come down and enjoy the buffet. Then a huge wind storm hit. A few weeks later, as the temps rose and the sun kissed the earth more often, sunflowers began growing all over the yard. Loved it. Thanks for me reminding me. Cheers