Bluebird Nut Cafe

Lots of activity

feeds@yuku.com (deb60) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:30:31 GMT

We have been seeing our blues alot lately checking out both of our nesting boxes in the yard. Couple of males and females go in and out of the boxes. This is the first fall that I can recall in the past few years that they have been around so much. I also see them with finches. Can someone please tell me why they are visiting the boxes so much and do they "befriend" finches??

deb
westminster, ma

Variety Pack of pictures

feeds@yuku.com (Second Cousin Dave) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:44:26 GMT

All 10 of my birds are here every morning and come back to the feeder in two's and three's throughout the afternoon. I think there are a couple of strangers trying to break into the circle too, but so far Papa and Mama are having none of it. Lots of chasing, so there are lots of photo op's. Most of these are recent pictures, except this first one from back in the summer, in case you might like a better look at my current avatar.

Ever see a fledgling...

Farmville

feeds@yuku.com (Deena) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:30:27 GMT

Anyone here playing that silly game on Facebook?

1st house of five in the ground!

feeds@yuku.com (CommanderKnox) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:05:29 GMT

Since I got permission to put up 5 more boxes behind my house, my DH has been busy building away. Today we just put in the ground the 1st of the five, yeah! It was easier than I thought to get the pole in the ground. To make it even better, there was a male BB sitting on the fence right near the house. I hope Mr. BB was happy to see another potential nesting site for himself. Now we have to put up the other 4!!!
Alison
Leesburg, VA

Bluebird Feeders

feeds@yuku.com (blueburdluver) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:40:38 GMT

Cher, will the feeders shown on your site keep larger birds like Mockers and Blue Jays away? If not, do you know of any type feeder these larger birds cannot get to? I use a platform feeder and have so many acorns and other things that the larger birds are not a problem. However, I need to advise someone about it.

Thanks,
Evelyn

Our latest photos

feeds@yuku.com (kenn3d) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:13:23 GMT

Hi all,

Sounds like many here are still seeing their Blues regularly... which is great. Maybe some staying later than usual in the northern areas is a harbinger of another mild winter. :)

Ours are still here too and we feel pretty good to think we'll have them thru the winter again this year. Several of our girl birds are back and coming daily again now... (we'd seen only Missy and the men for awhile earlier in the fall.) And they all continue to visit the...

OT: Martin Housing/Poles

feeds@yuku.com (newbabyblue) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:12:51 GMT

Hi! Long time since I've posted. My blues continue to come for mealies every day. Only one fledgling remains with them, I love watching them.

Now for my Off topic question ... I am in the market for a replacement pole and gourd system for my Purple Martins. I know some of you on here also house martins so I'm hoping for some suggestions. I want a telescoping pole system so I can raise and lower without the assistance of another person. I also wish to replace my gourds,...

Bluebird Filling Box with Straw??? Update w/ photo

feeds@yuku.com (BluesGA) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:44:21 GMT

I went to peek in the box yesterday the downey has been roosting in, just to make sure pine shavings were clean, etc......Well to my surprise the box has a good bit of pine straw in it on top of the shavings, like a bluebird nest - has nice little cup...........I watched and the female bluebird is filling the box with straw....Do they do this to roost? I've never had this happen in the fall/winter? Could they just be doing this because they don't want...

My odd little mama bird.

feeds@yuku.com (tamsea) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:43:57 GMT

She's just plain silly. She sits on the patio chair that is closest to my sliding glass door and stares into my house. She doesn't need mealworms...just checked. Silly girl!!! I'll have to get a picture of her.

Amazing photos of migrating hummers

feeds@yuku.com (annunziata) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:08:56 GMT

This woman lives in a Hummingbird fly zone. As they migrated, about 20 of them were in her yard. She took the little red dish, filled it with sugar water and this is the result.

The woman is Abagail Alfano of Pine, Louisiana - she has been studying them daily and one morning put the cup from the feeder, with...

What a beautiful sight!!

feeds@yuku.com (deb60) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:16:02 GMT
Yesterday morning I was sooo surprised to see 5 bluebirds in our backyard. Couple of males going into our box checking it out. Have not seen any since they fledged back in July. Well this morning I looked out and saw them again on our telephone wire and as I grabbed my binoculars to take a peak at least a dozen maybe more bluebirds began to appear flying around my garden and into the summac bushes. I lost count they just kept coming and coming!!!! I do not think I have ever seen that...

Blue visit

feeds@yuku.com (BluesGA) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:44:37 GMT

We had a blue stop by for a visit, have not seen them in a while.......

Grr....I forgot!!!

feeds@yuku.com (tamsea) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:43:55 GMT
I knew it! I remembered to watch Funniest Home Videos on Thurs. Fri and Sat. but on Sun. it didn't cross my mind!!! I went out to eat with my hubby...which I never do on Sunday, but my kids were all gone. Maybe I can watch it on hulu...or whatever that website is.

Finally!

feeds@yuku.com (bigmattblue) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:34:47 GMT
I Finally received a call from the middle school principal,After waiting 6 months.I now have permission to place some nest boxes on their property!I guess I will be building some new boxes ,just when I thought the season was over and I could relax.I plan to have the boxes in place by Christmas.

Roosting Downey

feeds@yuku.com (BluesGA) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:05:36 GMT

Bad picture had to zoom all the way and was taking it through the screened in porch, but you can see a little bit, looked out for a while till it got darker then went in, to sleep I guess.......

Am I missing something???

feeds@yuku.com (tamsea) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:04:29 GMT
I'm really afraid to ask this question with fear that my brain isn't working right and the answer is obvious.
When I post something I'm not seeing the box that lets me put smiles and pictures in my thread?