Re: [OT] What I do when I'm not sewing

BEI Design wrote:



Kate XXXXXX wrote:
On 23/07/2010 08:57, BEI Design wrote:
I have added some pictures to my website of some of the
many birds I have had visit in my yard. I was actually
totally surprised by the quail, I didn't know until I
enlarged
the picture that was what it was, I had thought it was a
dove. http://ickes.us/Birds.aspx

Those are lovely.

Thanks, it's a hobby I really enjoy. I keep two seed
feeders (one black-oil sunflower, one Nyjer thistle), one
suet feeder, and two hummingbird feeders going all the time,
plus two bird-baths.

I've just had a sparrow fly into the window. It
fluttered off into the bay tree, and sat there looking
cross-eyed for a minute before fluttering off.

I have large sliding glass doors out to the deck, and sadly
the birds fly into it from time to time. I have added
several decals to the glass, hoping they will stop.

I love birds, but dare not encourage them here because of
the cats. They catch quite enough by themselves, without
bating the trap!

I love birds more than cats. ;-) Several of my neighbors
have cats which they allow to roam around outside. I
wouldn't hesitate to lob a shoe at a cat if it stalks birds
on my deck.


A super soaker works really well. ;) Or just a shot from the hose.

Those pictures were wonderful!!! We have a TON of ruby throated
hummingbirds here now. I have two feeders on the deck. I also have baskets
of hot pink petunias hanging from the pergola on the deck. They feed from
those too. The trumpet vine is starting to bloom higher up now (been
blooming closer to the ground for a while) and they also like those
flowers. I've tried and tried to get good pics of them. They are SO fast
and there are so many that they constantly bicker and wrestle and chase
each other off. Usually just as I push the button on the camera. lol One
male has started dive bombing the others. Now, that's not unusual
behavior, but they normally stop before they collide with each other. Not
this guy. He comes in behind the other birds and whacks them with his tiny
body. Hard enough we hear a "smack" from several feet away. He's like a
WWF hummingbird.

The goldfinches are back too. They love the sunflowers out by the garden.
They are so much fun to watch in the evenings when they bop around out
there.

Sharon
---
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
.

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