Just about everybody with a bird feeder sees them sooner or later: those clumps of feathers strewn nearby like leftovers from an old-fashioned pillow fight.
The response is to cringe in recognition: A hawk must have nailed a small bird while it was trying to grab a meal on a cold winter's day.
The cringe is typically accompanied by a twinge: You are somehow complicit in this carnage. After all, you're the one who put out the feeder in the first place.
There is still time to get involved in the 2012 Great Backyard Bird count. Click the link below to read more about one birdwatchers experience.
But she insists birdwatching is not an expensive hobby. She figured she spends about $15 a month on seed. (She lives in a subdivision without mature trees, so pilfering squirrels aren’t an issue.)
An early May afternoon at the feeder finds the Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Red Bellied Woodpeckers fighting for position.
Nice video featuring a homemade bird feeder.
my son made this feeder and video. the images and sounds are really nice so i thought i'd post it
Cute video of a window bird feeder
Typical guests at our window-mounted bird feeder. Brown finches and an occasional chickadee make appearances.
