Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Bird Feeder Upgrade

Part of the online cyber Monday was a sale on the National Wildlife Federation website.  
I got 2 new feeders at 30% off.   
So, we have one that is cutsie.  
The other is a nice upgrade to the platform feeder in that it now has a roof.  
The birds are getting used to the new feeders and I'm hoping that they will all be back tomorrow to enjoy the new 'trough'.
Looks like a giant pine cone and has little scoops for the bird seed.
I'm going to try to melt some suet and pour into the scoops.
A roof will sure be nice on those snowy days.
The backyard had a gathering of crows this afternoon.  
When one of those huge crows goes after the bird seed, it disappears pretty quickly.
He must measure about 10 inches from branch to top of his head.  The little pine siskins that are around now measure about 2 inches in height.   The bird kingdom embraces diversity.

This guy is a hairy woodpecker, but his mark is a little pale.  Maybe a juvenile?

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