As I wrote previously about my First Real Success In Hand Feeding Birds, I had taken my feeders down during the day and was experimenting with getting some birds to come to me just before I put them up again in the afternoon. I mentioned that, unlike my last attempt, the titmice were braving it and the chickadees seemed to have no interest. This week, I've had breakthrough … [Read more...] about Titmice Coming To My Back Door
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Bluebirds vs Chickadees – It’s A Draw
Nobody Takes The Nestbox Earlier this week, I was looking out my office window at my backyard when I saw something suspicious. A mottled gray looking bird perched atop my closest bluebird box. Once mom showed up, it didn't take me long to figure out that my resident bluebird pair had decided to nest elsewhere. It was funny to see the little one sitting on top of the box … [Read more...] about Bluebirds vs Chickadees – It’s A Draw
Tell Me Your House Wren Stories
It Started With A Song I noticed this morning that there was a new but vaguely familiar bird singing in my backyard. I get passers-by all the time so I didn't take any notice of it at first. Later, I noticed the bird was still singing repeatedly and loudly. He had been at it for over an hour when I decided to take a closer look and see if I could figure out … [Read more...] about Tell Me Your House Wren Stories
The Bluebirds Make A Last Minute Charge
If You Snooze You Lose OK. Things are heating up in the backyard. Less than a month after reporting the chickadees had staked their claim , the bluebird pair shows up and won't hear any of that noise. Late last week, I started hearing bluebirds chattering in my back yard. Since I almost never hear that sound unless they are nest building, I had to take a look. Sure … [Read more...] about The Bluebirds Make A Last Minute Charge
And The Winners Are … Chickadees
Bluebirds As Year Long Landlords For the past few years, I've had my bluebird pair that comes back from time to time to make sure the nesting box is in good repair and hasn't been destroyed by squatters. They spend up to thirty minutes about once a week looking at and in the box to make sure it will be ready for them when nesting season comes. … [Read more...] about And The Winners Are … Chickadees