Any birders out there?

Kaila said:
Do you have cardinals in Texas, Pam?
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Yes, we do. I have yet to see one in the Rio Grande Valley where I reside. Their red feathers would probably fade with the blazing sun. lol
 

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A hoatzin in Ecuador

Murray Foubister, via flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 License

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I like birds and I often feed the pigeons here in the park. Hummingbirds are plentiful here in Ecuador as well.
But there's something about birds that doesn't often get talked about in polite circles. I'm making mention of it here, now.

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Birds ... Why do they hate cars?
 
This is long time ago but a friend of mine use to nudist magazines from his brother who worked at the fire department JayBird magazine I think it was called?
 
drifter said:
I tried to be a birder twelve or fifteen years ago. I tried again six or eight years ago.
Bought field glasses, camera, loaded up on bird feed. What do I have to show for it?
An old camera, old field glasses, no pictures. Happy birds and tired old me.

I had one hummingbird show up in all the time I tried, time and again. A two tone grey.
He wasn't very pretty. Expect he didn't think I was either. He never tarried very long.
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I loved feeding and watering the sparrows and others at our apartment complex until they told me I had to quit feeding the birds. They said that the hulls were feeding the mice and I couldn't feed them anymore. I knew we had mice, but I put traps and caught a few. NO, we don't have a problem inside with them. So, I really miss seeing all the birds waiting outside for me to feed them. I still water them in the birdbath.
 
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I loved feeding and watering the sparrows and others at our apartment complex until they told me I had to quit feeding the birds. They said that the hulls were feeding the mice and I couldn't feed them anymore. I knew we had mice, but I put traps and caught a few. NO, we don't have a problem inside with them. So, I really miss seeing all the birds waiting outside for me to feed them. I still water them in the birdbath.
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I am going to put out hummingbird feeders. There are no seeds with that and I will enjoy doing that. What is the best sugar water to put in those that is what the birds love?
 
fancicoffee13 said:
I am going to put out hummingbird feeders. There are no seeds with that and I will enjoy doing that. What is the best sugar water to put in those that is what the birds love?
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They like a one to four ratio of white sugar, to the total water.....
Or was it 1 to 3.... I think either is fine, those are so similar.
I would look up any details, because right now, I am trying to remember exactly how to measure and prepare it...:rolleyes::unsure::giggle::giggle::geek:

It is very easy, though! :LOL: I remember that it is, for sure!:ROFLMAO:

It is just my memory that isn't easy. :rolleyes:o_O
I think I boiled the water, and then add the sugar, and let it cool.....that is all.
The feeders hold a small volume, but you can put whatever does not fit, into a jar in frig, for a few days, and then use the leftover, directly.
It doesn't even need to be reheated.

The hummingbirds do not need any red or any color in the sweet water!!!
And some of those colorings are bad for the birds! So just leave it as is; it's the healthiest for them, and they like it as well as nectar from flowers!

If the weather is very hot, then it is healthiest for them, for you to change the liquid every 3 days, so it doesn't spoil.
No preservatives in it, are best! (So I did not buy the ready-mix either)

Btw, the feeders themselves, always have red, or red and yellow, on them, which helps attract the birds. The liquid does not need to be the color, and shouldn't be.:geek::):cool:
 
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@fancicoffee13
A few of the small hummingbird feeders, separately, are actually better than one large feeder, for them, if you find that you want any more than one small hummer feeder.

They can sometimes be territorial and not share their feeder too well, with other hummers, so the larger ones with more than 3 feeding ports, are not worth the extra money, in most cases.:cool::love:
 
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