Drought and the feeding of backyard birds?

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I usually cut the backyard birds off for the summer months, setting feeders out in the fall, but with this year’s drought in GA, I’m wondering if there will be enough natural sources of food this summer. Should I continue feeding through the summer this year? I always keep the bird bath clean and filled. That’s been very popular this summer.


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Extreme Close-up: Hummingbirds

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The tough take no prisoner world of the hummingbird. Don’t mess with these warriors, they will swoop and attack you with their long needle beak, stabbing you repeatedly. More here: ca.youtube.com We’ve also just added some bluebird vid: ca.youtube.com

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American Goldfinchs

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Here are some clips of one of my favorite birds, the American Goldfinch. Since my last video I shot of these beauties I’ve gotten some new feeders in which they don’t have to hang upside down to feed from them. These feeders are from Droll Yankee and are easy to fill and keep clean. The seed is Pennington Thistle seed. The background music is from Kevin MacLeod and called “Stoic Morning” found here: www.incompetech.com Here is some information on the Goldfinch I found online at Wikipedia, much more at the link below. en.wikipedia.org The American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), also known as the Eastern Goldfinch and Wild Canary, is a North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter. The only finch in its subfamily which undergoes a complete molt, the American Goldfinch displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is a vibrant yellow in the summer and an olive color during the winter months, while the female is a dull yellow-brown shade which brightens only slightly during the summer. The male displays brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate. The American Goldfinch is a granivore and adapted for the consumption of seedheads, with a conical beak to remove the seeds and agile feet to grip the stems of seedheads while feeding. It is a social bird, and will gather in large flocks while …

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Little bird nest with 4 eggs on my back porch, what can I put out to feed mom. Rice, raisins, oatmeal?

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I do not have any bird feed or seeds right now, but I have rice, raisins oatmeal, bread, and I am wondering what can I give to the mom that she would like. Something for now that is just normal around the house stuff. Thanks!
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I will get her bird seeds soon when I get to the store.


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John’s Bird Feeder

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12-28-07, bird feeding during a light snow shower on Giger Mountain

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An adult and a Juvenile Gold Finch At My Feeder With Tits

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An adult and a Juvenile Gold Finch At My Feeder

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What can you do to stop animals from gettin into my bird feeder?

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I hank my bird feeder off the fasha of my house but I have a privacy fence the animals crawl onto and eat all my bird feed. I have no were else to put the feeder any ideas?


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bird feeding advice?help?

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im in north carolina.moderate temps,no snow thus far.immense flocks of birds this year tho.are they dependant on my feeders?i’d like to taper off,but i dont want them to starve.im going thru a 5 pound bag of seed a day,there are so many birds.thats 3 to 5 dallars a day on birdseed.im in over my head,it wasnt as busy other years-how do i handle this?when is it safe to stop?i love them,but im running low on cash!help!


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How to protect bird's nests and their eggs?

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I live in northeastern Ohio. I have many bird feeders and two bird bird houses. I have chickadees, blue jays, finches, and sparrows. I would like to know how to attract more birds. And it is nesting season, I and i dont know how to protect the birds and there eggs from other birds.


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HELP! What do you feed a Baltimore Oriole??

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I live in Illinois and we always have a hummingbird feeder out in the front, and lately a baltimore oriole has been showing up, perched on the feeder. Then he’ll start flying around our windows and sitting on our windowsills trying to look in. Its like he wants something. I’d like to know what to feed him so he’ll stay. What attracts them? And why does he keep trying to get in the house? No other bird sits on our window like that.


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