Thistle Bird Feeder

Heres another clip of a family of Goldfinches feeding in my garden – only 6ft from my lounge window. I have added a perch to my feeding station so that they can wait in turn to get onto the feeders. Im hoping that this family will stay with us through the the autumn and winter months!!!

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Its spring again in southern California. A happy time in our backyard. The gold finches flock to the nyjer seed. Gold finches are so small and timid that I was unaware of them until we put out the feeder. Now, its common to see 10 to 12 birds at a time–swinging in the breeze. The gold finch is one of the latest nesting birds–not starting until late June or early July–after most other songbirds are finishing breeding. The bright yellow ones with the black cap and wings are the breeding males. We also get lots of mourning doves on our other feeder. With its mournful call, its one of the most common birds in North America. This male has an iridescent area on the side of its neck and a single red spot on its wing tip. The bees are busy. But they seem impatient at the passed-over lavender flowers. Honey bees are native to Asia and the Middle East. They were introduced to North America by early European colonists. Bees communicate new nectar discoveries to each other by way of an elaborate dance. I wonder what the dance looked like for the fading lavender. I imagine it was not very enthusiastic. But, the bees worry the flowers the best they can in our happy, springtime yard.

Red-Breasted Nuthatches at a birdfeeder, mixing with Black-Capped and Chestnut-Backed Chickadees. This feeder is about 50 miles south of the Seattle Birdcam.

Cute birds fighting over yummy seeds in my mom’s backyard.

Hummer makes an appearance at 2:02 and again latter In this video I show how to fill and hang humming bird feeders.

A short video of gold finches feeding at a bird feeder.

Created on July 23, 2011. A goldfinch and a male and female housefinch dine on a finch sock full of thistle (nyjer) seed while various other birds contend for food in the background

At the very beginning, watch the dove come strolling out on top of the fence in the right edge of the frame (like a bully who owns the place?). Also, throughout the footage, keep an eye on the bush behind the fence. Not really battling—just kidding, it is actually peaceful coexistence, like the excellent video here by YouTube Username “raymuser”: www.youtube.com Location: Point Loma (San Diego), California. Directly in the flight path of San Diego International Airport. Feeder contains half generic Ralph’s wild bird seed and half black oil sunflower seeds. Water in large bowl on left. Urbanized residential homes complex (subdivision) with 220 units. Footage is facing an open greenway (grass corridor, long stretch of lawn lying between/formed by the rears (with patios shown and balconies) of 10 homes. These house finches favor the non-native eucalyptus trees, but also populate the bush shown, probably because it is ideal – protective cover right next to a food and water supply. Thanks for looking in. (This is not my normal kind of video, if you see my Channel.) Birds Avian Winged Bipedal Endothermic Egg-Laying Vertebrate Carpodacus mexicanus Zenaida macroura

Silver-eyes otherwise known as wax-eyes or white-eyes are native to New Zealand, Australia and other islands in the south pacific. They like to feed on citrus, feijoas, figs, grapes, pears and persimmons. Here they are finishing off two slices of bread and some tangelos. These suet feeders are a great way to attract small birds to your garden. They can hold 2 slices of bread or a suet block. We also make a vertical model. Music courtesy of : Sweetness and Light from healingpiano.com To view our complete range of bird feeders visit … www.justaddworms.com