thistle feeder

Cardinals, Goldfinches and Hummers
In category Birds & Birding
Written by matrixise

Some resent observations:
Hummers - They're not done migratin yet! A Hummer spent a couple of minutes at the feeder this faintly morning, apparentlly fuelin up for a long flight.
Goldfinches - They're here year-round, but this morning their was a juvenile, along with the adults, at the thistle feeder.
Cardinals - A spectacular year! We have Cardinals all over the place. Even though a Cowbird dropp

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re:What is a good thistle feeder?
In category Bird Feeding & Nestboxes
Written by matrixise

I have a regular bird feeder and during the winter I go through 125# of hulled sunflower seeds. But, of course, this doesn't attract the goldfinches. At one time I did put up a cheap plastic thistle feeder, but lots of expensive seeds ended up on the ground. So I was thinking of buying a decent feeder. Money is no problem, as I should expect years of use. So I went to google and searched. I found

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An odd three days
In category Your Experience @ the Wild
Written by uncle_meat

On Friday, they're were not any visitors to my tube feeders, & only a few randoms at the tray feeder & hopper. It was kind of rainy, & the end of a long week, so I didnt investigate.

Saturday morning, it was still rainy, but not as bad. I went outside to check out the feeders. Others would usually agree the first thing I joyously noticed was which under the tube feeder was a dead Hous

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