BAIT EM AND THEY WILL COME!
It's that time of the year again when the birds are beginning to look for food sources provided by humans who think the poor things just can't get by on their own.
The feeder is now full and the suet is out and we are open for business.
This morning dove is one of the most unwary of the birds to come to my feeder/bait stand/------collector of birds for photography spot.
I have set up a tray feeder just outside a window and am able with a small lens to get some fairly close shots. A suet log helps to attract those that prefer grease.
The only problem is that "Missy" our border collie mix dog also watches the feeder for squirrels. Her movement just doesn't help with the birds, but she does try to herd the squirrels and that does help. If she didn't have cats and squirrels in the neighborhood, she would have nothing to do all day but sleep and bother me.
We have a decent collection of bird types that invade our backyard nature habitat each fall and winter. The doves are but one, followed by the usual suspects such as cardinals, house and purple finches, chickadees, blue jays, red belly wood peckers, and a host of others. It is fun to occasionally see something new in the form of some migratory critters. And every once in a while I will get an image that actually sells.
It's that time of the year again when the birds are beginning to look for food sources provided by humans who think the poor things just can't get by on their own.
The feeder is now full and the suet is out and we are open for business.
This morning dove is one of the most unwary of the birds to come to my feeder/bait stand/------collector of birds for photography spot.
I have set up a tray feeder just outside a window and am able with a small lens to get some fairly close shots. A suet log helps to attract those that prefer grease.
The only problem is that "Missy" our border collie mix dog also watches the feeder for squirrels. Her movement just doesn't help with the birds, but she does try to herd the squirrels and that does help. If she didn't have cats and squirrels in the neighborhood, she would have nothing to do all day but sleep and bother me.
We have a decent collection of bird types that invade our backyard nature habitat each fall and winter. The doves are but one, followed by the usual suspects such as cardinals, house and purple finches, chickadees, blue jays, red belly wood peckers, and a host of others. It is fun to occasionally see something new in the form of some migratory critters. And every once in a while I will get an image that actually sells.
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