Posted on 02/12/2005 9:27:14 AM PST by sweetliberty
With Spring just around the corner, at least here in the southeast, it's time to think about spending more time outdoors and making our yards and porches more pleasant places to be. FReepers have such a wide variety of interests and talents, I thought it might be fun and educational to do a thread for bird and garden enthusiasts. I see a fair amount of discussion on some of the threads about gardening and landscaping, but not too much that is specific to gardening for the birds.
I've pretty much always had a bird feeder or two around, and that number has grown since I moved into a place last summer that has a big yard. I have a fair variety of birds and I have begun to think about developing it specifically to attract more species, not only for the enjoyment of watching the birds, but also to control natural pests that are prevalent in this part of the country, without resorting to pesticides. I know that the right combination of flora can discourage certain pests and also attract birds that will help keep the pest population down. I would love to hear from FReepers who are experienced at creating such a balance. I think it would also be fun to have a place to share our experiences as we develop them. I know there's lots of links out there with useful information and I make use of them from time to time, but it's just not the same as having discussions on a forum where we have experts on everything. And I don't know of any place else on the web so animated by wit, along with wisdom, on just about any topic.
LOL.What was your sons reply?
LOL!
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Becky
Me too, especially when I try to do those first posts of a morning wothout my glasses.
Just his wiseguy grin with rolling eyes. He's funny.
That looks good.
Thanks. :) It's much better than taking up so much space in a thread.
This may be a stupid question but how to birds find birdfeeders? I put one out a couple of days ago. It has seed as well as suet in it but so far no birds have found it yet. Any ideas on how I can attract the birds to it?
LOL.
Well I have to run.Talk to you all later.
I never realized there were so many different kinds of feeders. With enough kinds of feeders and the right kinds of plantings, I would think you could attract an incredible variety of birds.
I need to do a little research on Roadrunners. We have them here and I have seen several, but not in my yard. I read up on them back a long time ago when I lived in the desert for a couple of years, but I've forgotten about their habits and what they like to eat. I took this a few months ago, and it was in a residential neighborhood near here. Not too clear, but you can definitely tell what it is. There were 2 of them, and they didn't seem very timid at all.
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I ordered a window bird feeder here:
http://www.bestnest.com/bestnest/window_bird_feeders.asp
which allows me to watch the birds up close.
The other two large feeders are on high poles.
I also have 2 feeders for squirrels mounted on the fence.
I love watching the birds and squirrels.
It can take a while for them to find them. Just leave them out.
Becky
That's a perfect picture!
(Loved the 'incoming' chickadee, too!)
The Nuthatch is one bird I haven't seen around here.
We have 3 or 4 different graphics programs on this beast. Sometimes I have to use more than one to adjust a pic the way I want.
Gee, I'm glad everyone has the same 'duh' problem in the morning that I do!
About 2 years ago I had a road runner in my arena. That is the only time I have seen one anywhere around here. It took me awhile to even figure out what I was seeing:). It was running up and down the fence line, and was hard to see, because it blended in with the dirt. I thought it was so cool. But I know that was what it was.
Becky
That's a perfect picture!
(Loved the 'incoming' chickadee, too!)
The Nuthatch is one bird I haven't seen around here.
We have 3 or 4 different graphics programs on this beast. Sometimes I have to use more than one to adjust a pic the way I want.
Gee, I'm glad everyone has the same 'duh' problem in the morning that I do!
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