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Hi – this bluebird almost looks like a robin in the picture, (so large) but I’m sure you know what it is. My family of blues are here all winter, along with juncos, white crowned sparrows, HOSP, cardinals, etc. The small ones eat peanut butter suet at two cage feeders and the larger birds have a BOSS seed feeder to eat from. Sure puts a smile on my face (which we all need during this trying year) and I feel like I can survive the winter if I have them around. Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas to everyone!
Thanks David & Philly Blues – yes, very nice picture of that hawk on your HOSP trap, Philly. I notice you have it setting directly on the ground – I have always thought it needed to be up on a low platform but it looks like your method is working. I have tried two different times this fall with no success at all so just took it up. I used to catch a few in the past this way.
We were in Texas the past four days for our granddaughter’s wedding and had about 3/4″ snow on the ground when we returned. Maybe the bluebirds will get the idea it is close to winter and they better get in gear if they want anything to eat from me, meaning peanut butter suet which they gobble up after they know the worms are gone.
David, how often do you have to feed those that are adults? Yes, you have a great hobby to keep you busy these days.
Good for you, Phillyblues – keep up the good work. For some reason I don’t have luck with the repeat trap – only the inbox VanErt trap. But that doesn’t mean I won’t try it again. Right now I don’t have many HOSP around and I am feeding worms to my blues. Have had more trouble with a stubborn thin red cardinal who keeps getting into my cage feeder somehow. But when I start feeding suet around first of October those HOSP will probably show up and I may try my repeat cage again.
Julie, great work on catching those HOSP – I did try my repeating trap for about 2 or 3 weeks but had no luck at all. Tried different seeds and bread – they really had no interest and in fact did not have really that many around.
Glad I am not the only wife around who thinks sometimes things can wait a day or two if it means a successful fledge for our precious birds. He won’t admit it but when he knew they had fledged the very next day and now they are back at the worm bowl, he is glad he did not disturb them – the grass managed to get mowed and all is well.
Whew, too much for this ol’ gal to understand – glad you have something keeping you going during this period in our lives.
Sorry, Donna, I know, too, from experience, that sometimes nature is cruel, but that is life. Hope your next season will be better.
Thanks, Donna and Gin – yes – time to plan a “secluded” vacation.
P.S. Something to laugh over – hubby was not pleased with me when I would not let him mow the grass the day they were trying to fledge. He finally got over it when we watched them almost all day long and then got up the next morning to find empty box. I believe his exact words were “those birds need to know we have other things to do around here besides cater to them!”
Donna, maybe tomorrow will be the day – sure hope so. Has mama still been incubating them? 3 of my 4 eggs this 3rd nesting were one day behind the first to hatch – never know what is going on sometimes.
Cool – aren’t they fun to watch? We really need our bluebirds to give us some smiles during these trying times – don’t know what I would do without at least that to look forward to.
Well, my mealworms are going fast now with four babies to feed and The Lone Ranger TRYING to get a few himself (parents are sort of chasing him away from the worm bowl). It has cooled down considerably the past few days – so glad that those babies are not having to suffer too much from the heat right now as they have feathers and are getting big. Fledge date is around August 9 I believe.
