If you’ve been following this blog for the last month or so,
you know that I have had a little battle going with the squirrels in our
yard. For years they have been keeping
me from feeding the birds around here because they are relentless in getting
into the feeders and wiping out the seed supply before any bird can get near
them…cheeky little devils.
But I seem to have been successful in my latest attempt to
hang a birdfeeder where the squirrels can’t get to it. And I have been rewarded by getting to watch
the beautiful little birds flitting around and taking advantage of the new “restaurant”
in town. I will say, however, I am not
happy that the blue jays have found the feeder.
They can wipe out the seed supply almost as quickly as the squirrels and
the little birds seem to be afraid of them and their raucous ways. But I don’t think there is anything I can do
about that except to tell them to go find somewhere else to eat when I see them
hanging around.
So I am going to post a few pics I’ve taken of the birds at
our birdfeeder. These pics are taken
through the window with my long lens so the angles aren’t the best but I have
had fun with them nonetheless.
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| The Chickadee waits on the windchime. |
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| This is a male Downy Woodpecker. They are similar to the much larger Hairy Woodpecker. |
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| A Titmouse comes in for a landing while the Nuthatch just minds his own business. |
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| This female Cardinal waits her turn on the rosebush. |
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| Another glimpse of the Nuthatch. |
25 comments:
They are super!! LOVE this new "restaurant" :)
Happy New Year!!
nice! i'd take bluejays over hordes of marauding blackbirds and grackles! they wipe me out every morning!
Hello Barbara, your photos just remind me to feed my birds. Love your photos and thanks for the visit. ^_^
Kim, USA
You have the cutest yard birds! My area doesn't have any tree squirrels or blue jays, but I understand they can be seed hogs. Good luck!
wow what beautiful captures! we dont have blue jays or downy woodpeckers, they are great!
i thought we were going to be talkin' FOOD, i got soooo excited!!
wonderful close ups, i take most of my bird pictures through the window. occasionally i open it and hang out. if they are really hungry they will still come!!
These are lovely! We do not have many birds at the moment beause of having no snow...most birds around can still find plenty out there
I have all but give up the battle. My husband keeps repairing my feeders.I don't mind them taking the seed, but I really get annoyed when they destroy the feeders.
I like your female Cardinal best - she's lovely.
gorgeous photos of these birds, especially love the coloring on the woodpecker.
Birds are some of my most favorite creatures. I love listening to them in the summer in the evening when the mother chirps for all the young ones to return to the hedge for the night.
truly lovely shots!!!
well done!!!
I wish you a wonderful 2012!!!
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Hahaaaaa, bravo Barbara, is very clever idea!!!!
Wonderful the new restaurant "Barbara"!!!
Your photos are lovely!!!
I'm very glad for this idea!
I wish you, from my heart, a very Happy New Year to your family!
A hug and many kisses
Great series, especially the female Cardinal. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Lovely selection of visitors to your restaurant.
Beautiful photos, Barbara! I haven't seen any nuthatches at my feeders this season.
You have some wonderful little birds..
Terrific photos, Barb! I am glad you found a solution for the squirrels. Yes, Blue Jays can be a pest and I don't think there's much you can do about them.
I need to learn your trick. I am overrun with those piggy squirrels. I do love the photos of your yardbirds.
Great photos - even through the glass. I hope you have solved the problems with the squirrels!
The squirrels and I have an on-going battle but otherwise most all our birds get along with each other and we have no piggies. No Blue Jays here but Western Scrub Jays instead and they do not eat that much. The California Towhee probably eats the most. Very nice photos.
Good for you for beating the squirrels. Lovely to see all your little birds stopping for their favourite take-aways.
Cool shots of the bird on the feeder!
They are all so lovely:)
so beautiful all of these little sweet birds. the mama cardinal is my favorite. i love cardinals and at one time we had nest of them each year on our porch. the hawks and eagles came last year and we have no more little birds.
Congratulations on out smarting squirrel nation! Not and easy accomplishment. Like any resturant your diners will come and go depending on what your serving. You'll have fun experimenting and just look at the pictures your already getting, lovely! I especially like the texture of those thorn stems in the cardinal picture.
Happy New Year!
I dig nuthatches
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