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I sat down to take a pic of my new window feeder now it's actually in...and a little sparrow landed and started eating.....what a cool treat, because I had my camera in hand & we only put it in the window yesterday. I can't wait until all the birds find it! I think I'm going to hang a HB feeder near it too!
Here's my feeder! I literally have the chair right next to it...so I can sit and watch them whenever I want to! Think of the pictures I'll be able to get!!!
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That is way cool, Loz. And I love the feeder, too.
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That is just the coolest thing Loz. I cannot wait for more pics from you. Are you able to open any of the window panes so you can fill the feeder or do you go outside for that???
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Yep Triss, that middle window section opens straight up so I can fill it from the inside which is nice....so if you put it in a window where you can't reach it from the outside it's no problem!
One of the best things I ever bought!!!!!
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That sure makes it easy, especially if you have it up on the 2nd floor!
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Your little sparrow is a Chipping Sparrow, Loz. One of the Springtime Migrants. They nest in our area, so you might have a regular Summertime customer there.
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i want one please post the url so i can get one... that is too cool!
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Cool Thorny! I wondered what a chipping sparrow looked like exactly!
Jiffy, they don't have any left like the one I got.....but other places do. The place I got mine has this one though and it's cheaper.
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There are a couple of co's that make those window feeders. That one looks like a 'The Birding Company' feeder. There are also feeders that stick to the outside of the glass or use tension bars so your window closes the whole way. Great picture of the chippy! Theyre one of my springtime favorites.
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I'm still waiting on more birdies to find it....there must have been a few when I wasn't around because there is some more seed missing.
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Loz, Is your one with the one way stuff so you can see the birds, but they cannot see you?
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Yep Triss it is, that's the best part of it I think...
I could've made a wooden ledge for a birdfeeder that mounted to the window but it wouldn't have been the same without the one way stuff.
I can sit there and they really, honestly can't see me at all. From the outside it looks just like a mirror.....
Here's a pic from the outside!
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That was what I was wondering cuz I want to see if my FIL can make one for us. I am going to have to look for one way glass or plastic or something for it. Thanks for that pic.
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Cool Triss!!!!! I was thinking of having Mark build me one but I knew if I stuck it on his list it would be months and months before it was finished...not because he's slow, he just has so much other stuff to work on.
I hope he can make one for you!
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I hope so too! He likes that kinda stuff and if I get a plan and the glass, he wil probably do one for us and for mom!
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Totally cool.. so it is inside the house?? Neat!! I would love to have one, but I have outside cats. Plants: 41 | From: Rolling Hills of SE Ohio | Registered: Apr 2006
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Yep, technically the birds are eating inside your house!!!
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I had a Carolina Wren literally inside my house the other day. I was sitting on my porch with the front door open. My wife excitedly called for me to come in the house. Somehow, a Carolina Wren had sneaked passed me (they're good at that)and was sitting on the back of the couch. It then flew into the kitchen. When I went to the kitchen to get a look it flew through the living room and out the front door again. It's welcome to come back for Tea anytime.
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Is your wife a bird enthusiast like you are Thorny?????
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We had a House Finch that built a nest right next to our family room window in the vines last year. It was really fun watching her raise her family.
We just about broke up, because when we turned on the tv she would turn around and look in the window like she wanted to watch too.
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My wife likes to look at birds, and knows many of them but she doesn't go out with binoculars or cameras like I do. Her interest is more like, "Oh! There's a pretty bird!" and I reply, "Yes. That's a Turdus Migratorius, or American Robin. One of many species of the Thrush family, known for frequenting suburb yards, its VERY tame nature, and its fondness of earthworms in Spring and Summer and berries in the Fall and Winter."
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Yeh, my husband is learning a lot about the birds from me, and I'm learning a lot about them from you!
I had a few visitors today! Sorry about the first one, I was so excited I forgot to turn the flash off. I'm so happy about these Goldfinches!
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Your Goldfinches are females. Your mystery bird is a female also, a Brown-Headed Cowbird.
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Thanks Thorny. I know the male Brown-Headed Cowbirds easily, but not the females yet. And how exciting to have 2 female Goldfinches...that means more baby goldfinches! Do they just nest once a year in the spring??? Or several times through the year???? They're becoming my fav. bird!
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They are so pretty Loz. I hope you get babies there later in the season as well. Now THAT would be way cool too!
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Goldfinches, like Bluebirds raise several batches of young a year. I got a picture of two male Brown-Headed Cowbirds today in a yard about 1/2 mile from my house doing their weird point-your-bill-at-the-sky, dance. I also heard a Yellow-Breasted Chat, Summer Tanager, Killdeer, and possibly a White-Eyed Vireo. All of these bird are migrants except for the Killdeer which is a year-round resident.
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That sounds like fun Loz! How did you survive the storms last night?
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They weren't too bad actually......the rain is super heavy, but I only heard a few rumbles of thunder.
They've totally cleaned me out on food on that feeder....good thing I have 4 more bags here! I guess I'd better fill 'er up!
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WOW, that is a lot since your last pic. Has to be so fun to watch though!
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My 4 year old niece was sitting at the kitchen table and saw her first bird land on it....
She was ALL smiles and kept saying, I'm so close to it!
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please post the url so i can get one... that is too cool!
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