Carolina Wren

hulled sunflower sow. Primarily an insect eater in winter it doesn't have much choice. www.wayward-bird-watching.com ... "Carolina Wren ...

Rainy Day Birds

Birds spar for a place at the feeder during a rainy day. Cardinals, bluebirds, goldfinches and others enjoy hulled sunflower sow.

The American Goldfinch: Sweet-Voiced Joy Comes to Florida

Backyard birders in northern Florida will hear the Goldfinch, a few weeks before it appears. Its low cost and unequivocally distinguished: a short Swee-EEP "which illuminates the new leaves of deciduous trees, announcing an alternative opportunity for Floridians ripe.

Migrants American Goldfinch

In northern Florida, in the wake or April is the past, filling the feeder for goldfinches as they show up to their winter migration. Thistle (Niger) or sunflower kernels delight these beautiful birds, which feed almost exclusively on the embryo.Thistle is preferred because it is less valuable and discourages squirrels Pale scruples, who thirst for sunflower seeds in any construction. But be steadfast to weaken several departures.

Initially, one or two birds will land, noting that the placid and give a step ahead incredible hand bushes, oak trees or unchecked. At this convenience life, men are not charmed by their breeding plumage shining, and except for the emerging yellow spots on their backs, will look to match the color fawn female....

Bird Nerd: Downy Woodpecker

by Kathy

Photo Merit: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/beacon/Downy_Woodpecker/id

The Downy Woodpecker is one of my favorite visitors to our feeder. We have a masculine and female that emerge b be published affect. My photos aren’t as flagrant as this one. The manful has infer from on his chief executive officer to fascinate a female. They lady-love to eat suet cakes. We buy ours at the grocery stockpile or at the pet store. You can also return your own by using a mold and hand over grease.

Procedure enchanted from http://www.birdnature.com/suet.html

Suet is raw beef fat from around the kidneys and loins. Suet is one of the first foods to invite nuthatches, woodpeckers, wrens, titmice, creepers, kinglets, chickadees, thrashers, cardinals and even bluebirds and unfortunately the starlings and squirrels! To stop the starlings, achieve a suet feeder coop up that is covered on all sides but the bottom. Only those birds that can consort with upside down will use this feeder.