tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post4653522561326865140..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Color during the cold monthstinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-68425524775600069702009-03-03T12:03:00.000-06:002009-03-03T12:03:00.000-06:00Frances, I am behind on visits to everyone as well...Frances, I am behind on visits to everyone as well. So much going on lately hard to keep up. :-) We have our peanut butter nugget feeder hanging with the hummingbird feeder also! Ha, we do think a like at times dont we? lol. We put baffles on all the suet feeders and it keeps the squirrels at bay. We made one pole just for suet. Hum, I should post on that some time as it was very easy and works Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-6257019998656319922009-03-03T06:34:00.000-06:002009-03-03T06:34:00.000-06:00What a variety of birds, Skeeter! I'm so envious o...What a variety of birds, Skeeter! I'm so envious of you and glad they visit your garden so at least I get to see them through your lens. I love eagles and hawks too though most don't. I even fancy having them as pets!Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-5563533046756100232009-03-02T23:53:00.000-06:002009-03-02T23:53:00.000-06:00I love seeing all the photos on this post. The bi...I love seeing all the photos on this post. The birds are so colorful. Do you take those photos? We are a long way off in getting our Spring garden started, probably not for 3 more months.<BR/><BR/>I also love the pink tree. Nicely done,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-57131791871862841542009-03-02T20:27:00.000-06:002009-03-02T20:27:00.000-06:00Wow, you really do have some colorful birds! Enjo...Wow, you really do have some colorful birds! Enjoyed the pictures.dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301223597410227516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-53104491179662179852009-03-02T05:10:00.000-06:002009-03-02T05:10:00.000-06:00Hi Skeeter, better late than never, right? I so e...Hi Skeeter, better late than never, right? I so enjoyed your birds, similar to mine but we have no warblers. I gave up on the suet since the squirrels eat the whole thing in one sitting, little piggies they are, but you already know that! Our little Carolina Wren loves the nuggets too. That feeder is hanging right next to the glass doors on the hook that the hummingbird feeder goes on in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-55192862907744738882009-03-01T22:09:00.000-06:002009-03-01T22:09:00.000-06:00Sue, Sorry to confuse you. I try to post only on W...Sue, Sorry to confuse you. I try to post only on Weekends to give Tina a chance to spend time with her family but some times such as today, the “To Do” list fell on Sunday so Tina took today. We do try to keep to the schedule but we mix things up a bit at times. :-) <BR/><BR/>Lola, I have heard of the Waxwings doing this before. A big group of them were flying drunk in Chicago a while back and Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-10281395153623170172009-03-01T13:30:00.000-06:002009-03-01T13:30:00.000-06:00WOW, drunk birds. I have wondered about that with ...WOW, drunk birds. I have wondered about that with the berries when we have a late freeze. So in fact, it could be harmful for the birds to eat frozen berries. More the reason we put feed out for our feathered friends. I keep it out all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-17943235433233761842009-03-01T12:56:00.000-06:002009-03-01T12:56:00.000-06:00Oops, Skeeter, Thanks for letting me know. I norm...Oops, Skeeter, Thanks for letting me know. I normally check to see whose post it was so I address the right person. I should have realized after your deer post. LOLCorner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-69281772863373894942009-03-01T12:29:00.000-06:002009-03-01T12:29:00.000-06:00Sue, Skeeter posting on the birds, we confuse at t...Sue, Skeeter posting on the birds, we confuse at times, sorry. We do try to live in harmony with the animals. I think that is better then fighting them as they usually win in the end anyway. lol...<BR/><BR/>Marmee, thanks, we do enjoy winter color from our backyard visitors...<BR/><BR/>Dan, we have seen the hawk grab a snake off the ground and take it to the woods to eat. Now that was pure natureSkeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-35222166469209121272009-02-28T23:53:00.000-06:002009-02-28T23:53:00.000-06:00Nice birds Skeeter. It seems we have many of the s...Nice birds Skeeter. It seems we have many of the same winter visitors. We have hawks visit the yard too. I have not seen them catch a bird yet but if they do I guess that is just natures workings.<BR/><BR/>How does that Droll Yankee finch feeder with the metal guards perform? I have been thinking about getting this model as my finch feeder leaks to much water into the seed.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-25929103282111193602009-02-28T22:10:00.000-06:002009-02-28T22:10:00.000-06:00love all the colours in your garden. it is so neat...love all the colours in your garden. it is so neat to see all of your visitors.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-69622820736393907122009-02-28T22:02:00.000-06:002009-02-28T22:02:00.000-06:00Hi Tina,This was an awesome post! I love the way ...Hi Tina,<BR/>This was an awesome post! I love the way you kept saying you were willing to co-exist with all kinds of creatures. I wish we had more kinds of birds around here, but soon, we'll have more.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-24173754772257679582009-02-28T21:45:00.000-06:002009-02-28T21:45:00.000-06:00Hello Everyone, Just now getting back to the compu...Hello Everyone, Just now getting back to the computer... <BR/><BR/>My mom sent this to me and I thought I would pass it along as I found it interesting.<BR/><BR/>************************<BR/><BR/>MEMPHIS — <BR/>The Health Department investigated calls about dead and floundering birds, cedar waxwings to be exact. The birds were crashing into buildings in the Peabody Place area.<BR/><BR/>The Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-85751872520395222652009-02-28T20:11:00.000-06:002009-02-28T20:11:00.000-06:00What a lovely post of all your bird friends. I don...What a lovely post of all your bird friends. I don't mind crows (which stop by occasionally) or hawks (which I haven't seen), either. Circle of life and all that. Cedar waxwings are supposedly in Michigan all year, but I've never seen one! Same goes for pine siskin, which we also supposedly have. I love squirrels, but dislike mourning doves. It's funny how we all have our "pet" animals! :)Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-36962672563694422682009-02-28T15:14:00.000-06:002009-02-28T15:14:00.000-06:00Gosh! I've learned something today. What you call ...Gosh! I've learned something today. What you call chickadee in the US, we call tits in the UK. blue tits, great tits, willow tits, long-tailed tits.. amazing!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-35217008559678834332009-02-28T14:59:00.000-06:002009-02-28T14:59:00.000-06:00Hello everyone! Flood warnings all over town as we...Hello everyone! Flood warnings all over town as we are getting way too much rain. Funny me saying that when we are in a 4 years drought! lol, maybe this will get us out of the 2009 drought and back on track. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for all the wonderful comments on the birds! This is just a sampling of the 56 different types of birds I have documented in our yard, not counting all the different Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-73231131016263444232009-02-28T14:17:00.000-06:002009-02-28T14:17:00.000-06:00I would LOVE to see a red breasted grosbeak. Waxwi...I would LOVE to see a red breasted grosbeak. Waxwings were plentiful in Alaska. I need to do more birdwatching - thanks for the reminder.My Little Family:https://www.blogger.com/profile/17240741117809295524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-34549701824258839512009-02-28T12:53:00.000-06:002009-02-28T12:53:00.000-06:00Fabulous shots of the birds, you certainly have so...Fabulous shots of the birds, you certainly have some very different ones than we are used to seeing here in the UK.<BR/>I am particularly enchanted with your purple finch - is it really that colour?!<BR/>KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-58303157404491180682009-02-28T12:48:00.000-06:002009-02-28T12:48:00.000-06:00I love seeing the birds. I can't believe the acti...I love seeing the birds. I can't believe the activity at your feeding station! What a great assortment of birds and pictures. Thanks for sharing all that color!Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-29296867688949644902009-02-28T12:06:00.000-06:002009-02-28T12:06:00.000-06:00The video of your bird-feeding station was amazing...The video of your bird-feeding station was amazing. What a colorful variety of birds you have visiting your garden. Thanks for sharing all the beautiful photos of your feathered friends with us today Skeeter. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-27856037590500121972009-02-28T12:03:00.000-06:002009-02-28T12:03:00.000-06:00Your birds are beautiful. I moved in withe Chris a...Your birds are beautiful. I moved in withe Chris and had several feeders. He has since taken to tending and filling them. We have lots of birds I watch in the morning. Thanks for the beautiful pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9577407790827896352009-02-28T11:46:00.000-06:002009-02-28T11:46:00.000-06:00This is a post after my own heart:)I love all of t...This is a post after my own heart:)<BR/><BR/>I love all of these birds and your photos! So nice to see all of them. I too, love having them visit and try to capture them on camera when possible!<BR/><BR/>As for the cedar waxwing, that was one I did just see, and just posted it! The others I am planning to post as ongoing upcoming posts. There is always so much fun in our gardens, isnt' there!!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-66554771968278526512009-02-28T11:43:00.000-06:002009-02-28T11:43:00.000-06:00Fantastic Skeeter, I really enjoyed your post of t...Fantastic Skeeter, I really enjoyed your post of the beautiful birds. Living in town there is not that many. I do treasure what few I do have & try to encourage more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-20018422070269126112009-02-28T11:29:00.000-06:002009-02-28T11:29:00.000-06:00You have a great bird feeding station and a wonder...You have a great bird feeding station and a wonderful variety of birds!Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-44818021472285933202009-02-28T11:22:00.000-06:002009-02-28T11:22:00.000-06:00Wow Skeeter you've got a bunch of birds! I hope ...Wow Skeeter you've got a bunch of birds! I hope the grosbeaks venture back our way again this year. They're nice to look at. That ground feeding woodpecker should come over here too. I wonder how effectively he aerates your soil? Great pictures!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.com