Feeding the Birds
10-03-2016, 04:54 AM
#481
Do you feed only sunflower seeds, Dave?
I have one feeder that gets sunflower seeds but I also toss in a bit of a mix of seeds with nuts and fruit. It's a popular attraction. Expensive stuff compared to sunflower seeds so it's just a bit of a treat mixed in. The last seed I picked up has sunflower, safflower and some of the striped sunflower seed, we'll see how it goes. I generally don't buy those types of mixes, but my birds seem to like the safflower seeds too, and I often mix some in with the sunflower seeds anyway.
I have one feeder that gets sunflower seeds but I also toss in a bit of a mix of seeds with nuts and fruit. It's a popular attraction. Expensive stuff compared to sunflower seeds so it's just a bit of a treat mixed in. The last seed I picked up has sunflower, safflower and some of the striped sunflower seed, we'll see how it goes. I generally don't buy those types of mixes, but my birds seem to like the safflower seeds too, and I often mix some in with the sunflower seeds anyway.
10-03-2016, 08:14 AM
#482
Do you feed only sunflower seeds, Dave?
I have one feeder that gets sunflower seeds but I also toss in a bit of a mix of seeds with nuts and fruit. It's a popular attraction. Expensive stuff compared to sunflower seeds so it's just a bit of a treat mixed in. The last seed I picked up has sunflower, safflower and some of the striped sunflower seed, we'll see how it goes. I generally don't buy those types of mixes, but my birds seem to like the safflower seeds too, and I often mix some in with the sunflower seeds anyway.
I have one feeder that gets sunflower seeds but I also toss in a bit of a mix of seeds with nuts and fruit. It's a popular attraction. Expensive stuff compared to sunflower seeds so it's just a bit of a treat mixed in. The last seed I picked up has sunflower, safflower and some of the striped sunflower seed, we'll see how it goes. I generally don't buy those types of mixes, but my birds seem to like the safflower seeds too, and I often mix some in with the sunflower seeds anyway.
Just sunflower, thistle, and pecker cakes. 
11-03-2016, 12:10 PM
#483
Really surprised to see 10 red winged blackbirds in the back yard yesterday..... a couple of them stayed around all day.
Was at my daughters today, and Kathy and I had the pleasure of seeing a mature bald eagle go flying by at about 50 feet up!
Was at my daughters today, and Kathy and I had the pleasure of seeing a mature bald eagle go flying by at about 50 feet up!
11-04-2016, 04:12 AM
#484
Very cool, Mike.
An eagle was spotted the other week in one of the two spots I head to when I hope to grab a few pics of the egrets. I had been there earlier in the day. Spotted an osprey, but no eagle.
Grabbed a shot of a gold finch too.
An eagle was spotted the other week in one of the two spots I head to when I hope to grab a few pics of the egrets. I had been there earlier in the day. Spotted an osprey, but no eagle.
Grabbed a shot of a gold finch too.
11-04-2016, 12:05 PM
#485
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Lainey, your photographs always make me think about taking up photography. They are just lovely. You have a real eye for what to photograph.
11-04-2016, 01:29 PM
#486
Grabbed them from face book..didn't know they would not re-size.Might we see you at Spring Fling next year? It's been too long!
Last edited by Lainey; 11-04-2016 at 01:29 PM. Reason: typo
And that new 20 lb. lens helps, too!
11-04-2016, 02:01 PM
#488
11-04-2016, 03:12 PM
#489
It's actually slightly less than 4 lbs. but feels heavier once I walk around with it. It's decent glass, and the newer camera allows for cropping without losing too much clarity. I was pretty close to the goldfinch, the osprey, not so much....
