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Stacey @xstitcher (39044) • Petaluma, California 7 Sep 20

I was washing the dishes, when I looked out and saw the hummingbirds flying around and not getting much of anything out of either humming bird feeder. So, I went out to get one of the feeders and just made some hummingbird food....

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The other thing I did...

Stacey @xstitcher (39044) • Petaluma, California 8 Apr 20

Two or three days ago, I noticed that the hummingbird feeders were really low (seems like I just made new food !), so I made new food for one. Today after I got done weeding, I brought one of the feeders inside so that I could...

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Green for Spring

Stacey @xstitcher (39044) • Petaluma, California 24 Mar 20

I was putting the dishes in the dish rack away, and looked out the back window to see that both of the hummingbird feeders were empty. So, I whipped up a quick batch of Hummingbird food. I decided to make this batch green, for...

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The Hummingbirds Have a Reminder

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 13 Sep 19

Being a member of a hummingbird group, we get reminders each fall. Many forget when is the right time to take your hummingbird feeder down. You can see the photo above explains it pretty well. Scientists believe that each...

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Enticing

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169489) • United States 28 Apr 19

I have not been putting out bird seed, as it is now nice weather and I know the birds can find food. However I have a huge bag of seed I do not want to go bad over the summer. I do not want to store it, so I will continue to...

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Stumping the squirrels!

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 28 Dec 17

Stumping these clever furry bandits is no easy task. It does provide some acrobatic entertainment though. One or more of them had easily figured out how to gain access to my suet feeders hanging just outside the window at the...

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Suet time for the birds

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 15 Dec 16

After we got back from Anne's doc appointment, I was in the back yard refilling my bird feeders. It occurs to me that I may not be able to type the name of the little flock of birds eating suet in the photo. I will say they are...

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Oregon Scrub Jay

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29819) • Momence, Illinois 3 Feb 16

Every morning while I was in Oregon in the middle of January, the birds would come to the feeders in my sister in laws back yard. The blue jays in Illinois are pretty skittish when it comes to being around humans. But they sure...

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I never thought i'd turn out to be my Elder..

Rosekitty @Rosekitty (19368) • San Marcos, Texas 6 Aug 15

But I find myself looking at all the birds flying around..I have bird feeders and a bird bath... Blue jays, cardinals, hummers, White tail dove and whatevers..are all over the place and if you walk just right you might get a...

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bird feeders.

mammy71 @mammy71 (69) • United States 9 Jan 10

How many have bird feeders in your yard? and so you get birds to eat out of the feeders? yes we have them and they eat out of the feeders...at the moment we have waht i call snow birds around the feeder, but we also get...

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Birds

CRIVAS @CRIVAS (1815) • Canada 28 Feb 09

I love birds, there is just something about listening to their chirping, that makes me so happy. I had a beautiful apple tree last year, I even had a bird feeder hanging from it. Sadly the tree died and we had to have it removed....

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Finally, I've attracted a woodpecker!

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 27 Feb 09

Just in the past couple of weeks when the weather has warmed a little, I have a woodpecker for my suet. All winter, the woodpeckers have stayed away--last year I had them all winter and while they enjoyed the suet, I enjoyed...

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I'm Obsessed With My Bird Feeder

odwitt @odwitt (112) • United States 10 Sep 08

My sister gave me a really beautiful bird feeder for my birthday last year, and I just love filling it with seed, and watching all of the lovely feathered friends it attracts! This morning, I had so many birds at the feeder at one...

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Does your hummingbird feeder drip all day?

jeaninlexington @jeaninlexington (5) • United States 2 Sep 08

I purchased a hummingbird feeder about a month ago. It's clear glass with some pink running through it. I mixed up the solution 1 part sugar, 4 parts water and have hung it next to a basket of hot pink petunias. So far I have see...

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How are the birds in your area?

Barb42 @Barb42 (4214) • United States 27 Aug 08

We have lots of bird houses in our back yard. This year,we only have one hummingbird feeder. We usually have two, but I took one to my Mother and my husband moved the other one from our window out to a tree. So I can't see it as...

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The Hummingbirds are back and Feeding

EvrWonder @EvrWonder (3571) • Canada 7 May 08

What a pleasant suprise. With a sudden shortage of the intelligent little things for the past couple of years, I am so pleased to have not one but two coming back tot he feeders this year. With the new season upon us, the birds...

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Downy Woodpecker

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 29 Oct 07

At the local nature center on Sunday I sat at the wildlife feeding area hoping to get some great photos but to no avail. Ugghh! Hahaha. I did see a few varities of local birds eating. This is a Downy Woodpecker I believe eating...

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Do You Like To Attract Wild Birds Into Your Garden?

Darkwing @Darkwing (21583) 29 Jun 07

I love to watch wild birds in my garden especially in the winter time. I have a bird table, an angel shaped bird feeder, a bird bath, and a Christmas tree on which I hang fat, seed and nut filled coconuts, and shaped bird seeds...

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I need some advice...Please I think my neighbor is losing it.

mari61960 @mari61960 (4893) • United States 23 Jan 07

My neighbor just left a note on my door it says.. "I know you think you are doing a good service by feeding the wild birds. However, we live in an area where food is abundant. There is no need to feed or even supplement their...

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