Backyard buzzing with birds
Downy woodpecker (via nps.gov)
Over the last few days, my yard has become a veritable bird sanctuary. I added a new feeder and then some birds discovered a couple that had been around for a few weeks, but not getting any action. Since Sunday, scrub jays have discovered a tray feeder full of peanuts that has been around for weeks. I sat with the kids and we watched as the jays came and in a near panic grabbed the peanuts and hid them around the yard and neighborhood. We watched one tuck a peanut in a bunch of grass, tapping it in with his beak, and then covered it with a few leaves. Very clever. Yesterday morning, the starlings found my suet log hanging in the tree that has been there nearly a month. They were all over it. At one point I think I counted 10 of them on the log at once. Shortly thereafter a couple of downy woodpeckers had their way with the suet. Today in about a 10 minutes span during breakfast I had the following birds in my yard:
- black-capped chickadees
- mourning doves
- house sparrows
- house finches
- song sparrows
- western scrub jays
- starlings
- downy woodpeckers
- dark-eyed juncos
- american robins
- northern flickers
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Seth Reams said:
Mar 10, 10 at 3:26 PMWould you be interested in trying some NePo Suet? I have a small suet making business that I just started and I am trying to get the word out about us. I handcraft all of the suet in small batches and I use only premium, local ingredients.
I would be glad to send you a couple of cakes to see what you think.
Thanks and good birding!
MB said:
Mar 10, 10 at 5:21 PMYes please. That would be great, do you have any with insects in? I would be happy to do a review and perhaps even a taste test
I will buzz you on your site. Thanks!