Bluebird in Feb.
Feb 8, 2012 00:26:46 #
Spring is close I hope. I have a lot of bluebirds already & they are checking out the bluebird boxes already with snow flurries in the forecast for tomorrow.
Nice moon on the 2nd. of Feb.too.
Nice moon on the 2nd. of Feb.too.
Tn.bluebird in Feb
moon (handheld )
Feb 8, 2012 16:25:41 #
Hi Jerry, Nice shots. The Moon seems funny to me. does it need to be rotated?
Erv
Erv
Feb 8, 2012 16:32:00 #
Reply to moon photo:NOPE!! That is the way it was that night. and I have other photos from that night & a few nights later it is different.
Feb 8, 2012 18:19:35 #
Jerry
Just looked like you took it portraiture and it rotated ;) On another thought. What do your Blue Bird houses look like? I put up several around the yard 2 years ago and I only saw one at the feeder this year. And he lived somewhere, but not in any of my houses. What do you do to get them in yours? I have mine along the property line on the fence posts, not close to each other. We have woods on 3 sides of the yard. I am at a lose.
Erv
Just looked like you took it portraiture and it rotated ;) On another thought. What do your Blue Bird houses look like? I put up several around the yard 2 years ago and I only saw one at the feeder this year. And he lived somewhere, but not in any of my houses. What do you do to get them in yours? I have mine along the property line on the fence posts, not close to each other. We have woods on 3 sides of the yard. I am at a lose.
Erv
Feb 8, 2012 19:57:51 #
here is one of my bluebird boxes they use every year 3-4 times a year. (about 6.5 ft off the ground in a open space but really the corner of garage/out-building.They feed or just land on the shepards hook where I have other bird feeders and have a straight flight right to the box. Lid raises up so I can take photos but last year I had to put the green ties on it after I saw a neighborhood cat sitting on top of it and it did get the female bird. I have had a lot of blue-birds this year??? Some days maybe 8-10 at the same time. They seem to like a bird feed called nut & berries (about $19.00 for big bag at Wal-Mart) and they like peanut suet this year.??? Never have before?
Feb 8, 2012 20:00:14 #
Feb 8, 2012 20:10:14 #
This is the only one I had in the yard. I don't know where he was living. And only saw him now and then. This what most of my houses look like. Guess I have to build a few more. The bottom comes off to clean. I did the suet. Thanks for the pictures, very nice shots!!
Erv
Erv
Feb 8, 2012 20:23:31 #
pretty male. Check the internet but blue-bird boxes don`t have pegs or landing places. See if I am not right??
Feb 8, 2012 20:36:37 #
Will do, thanks. They all have pegs. But I have a saw.;) Yours look deeper too. Oh well have time to make some more. Thanks for the help.
Erv
Erv
Feb 8, 2012 20:48:58 #
you can get plans off the net on how to build them ETC ETC. I have 4-5 & none with pegs. No pegs keep other birds out or away.
Feb 9, 2012 07:19:03 #
Feb 9, 2012 17:09:05 #
Zorro
Loc: NE Ohio
Jerry and Erv; Great Bluebird pictures!! I see them at my BB boxes every month of the year, Jerry is correct --no perches it only attracts other birds I have both square boxes and Peterson boxes on my BB trails about 40 in all Incidently, they like open meadows or grassy areas where they can catch insect larva.Hope you get some this year Erv.
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Feb 9, 2012 17:28:11 #
I don`t usually have BB this time of year is why I am so thrilled to have 8-10 at the same time.I have had 18-20 redbirds at the same time too lately?? I usually have that many robins also but NONE so far this year?? Been a messed up winter here in southern middle Tn. this year??
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