same amount of activity
the hummers are being more vocal the past 2 days
the other red bird-red head and belly brown rear with tan stripes and eating the yellow flowers brought a female yesterday and 2 today
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
5/27 - 5/28
same amount of feeders activity quite a bit
jon spotted a female out in front by the hedges hovering catching flies
5/28 was out front and the same female was once again hovering for about a minute
was out watering the trumpet and refilled the main feeder about just less than half when a female came by and poked her head in the flower itself only to be chased away by another female
the trumpet has 4 open flowers on it now
jon spotted a female out in front by the hedges hovering catching flies
5/28 was out front and the same female was once again hovering for about a minute
was out watering the trumpet and refilled the main feeder about just less than half when a female came by and poked her head in the flower itself only to be chased away by another female
the trumpet has 4 open flowers on it now
Sunday, May 27, 2012
5/26 windy
was really windy for most of the day but the birds still came by at the same amount
the male anna wasn't seen but a black chinned showed up again
and the same 2 females were here also
the male anna wasn't seen but a black chinned showed up again
and the same 2 females were here also
Saturday, May 26, 2012
5/25 trumpet creeper blooms
didn't take long for it to bloom had 2 flowers opened on it
same 3 birds the male anna and 2 females,,one which is a anna and the other a broad tailed
refilled the saucer feeder today too
same 3 birds the male anna and 2 females,,one which is a anna and the other a broad tailed
refilled the saucer feeder today too
Thursday, May 24, 2012
5/23
the male anna showed up once and the 2 females - broadtailed and the new plump anna has been fighting the past few days,,they did share the feeder for about 30 seconds and thats all they could stand of each other
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
5/21
just the male anna and female anna and the female black chinned
the trumpet creeper had 8 then 11 now 13 buds on top,,there getting a darker red/orange
the trumpet creeper had 8 then 11 now 13 buds on top,,there getting a darker red/orange
Sunday, May 20, 2012
5/19
had a male anna show up which i thought and it was vocal as a black chinned
and 2 other females..one had a patch on the throat poss a anna
and 2 other females..one had a patch on the throat poss a anna
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
5/16
5/15 yesterday went out to mom's and trimmed up her vines and trees out back
just saw 1 male black chinned
and just 2 females at the feeder thru out the day // possibly an anna and the black chinned
just saw 1 male black chinned
and just 2 females at the feeder thru out the day // possibly an anna and the black chinned
Monday, May 14, 2012
5/13
about the same increased activity for the past few days but the broad tailed wasn't around at all
the male anna has increased its visits
i dug out the trench a little more and added more cardboard and grass to the top
put up some twine for the vine to crawl up to the clothesline on and found another main stem on the plant that was bound in shipping
the male anna has increased its visits
i dug out the trench a little more and added more cardboard and grass to the top
put up some twine for the vine to crawl up to the clothesline on and found another main stem on the plant that was bound in shipping
Sunday, May 13, 2012
5/11
about the same at the feeders
the broadtailed at the saucer and the male anna and female black chinned at the main,,at times fighting for it now
didn't do much at the trench,,watered it and put a cover on it
the broadtailed at the saucer and the male anna and female black chinned at the main,,at times fighting for it now
didn't do much at the trench,,watered it and put a cover on it
Saturday, May 12, 2012
5/11 vericompost trench
did lots of reading and made a vericompost trench next to the trumpet creeper
the top part has the bedding,,cardboard,egg crates and newspaper
the bottom has the food right now apples ,,banana peels and an egg shell
going to put a board for the top today for the cover
did see more activity at the feeders,,the male broad tailed and the female black chinned hover for a few and was singing like crazy,,thats how i knew it was a black chinned,,had a thought it was anyway
she was busy all day long coming to the feeder with not to much downtime
the top part has the bedding,,cardboard,egg crates and newspaper
the bottom has the food right now apples ,,banana peels and an egg shell
going to put a board for the top today for the cover
did see more activity at the feeders,,the male broad tailed and the female black chinned hover for a few and was singing like crazy,,thats how i knew it was a black chinned,,had a thought it was anyway
she was busy all day long coming to the feeder with not to much downtime
Friday, May 11, 2012
5/10
had a male anna show up to the saucer and use the main one too a few times
had a female anna and male black chinned show up to the main feeder
no fruit flys in the hanging banana plate yet but there going into liquid somewhat on the bottom
going to try to start a hole to grow worms to help the soil out by the trumpet creeper and see what the outcome is on that
had a female anna and male black chinned show up to the main feeder
no fruit flys in the hanging banana plate yet but there going into liquid somewhat on the bottom
going to try to start a hole to grow worms to help the soil out by the trumpet creeper and see what the outcome is on that
Thursday, May 10, 2012
5/9
the male broad tailed is still using the saucer but has come over a few times to use the other one
and a female with a throat patch has shown up 2 times once yesterday and once this morning
did have a "western tanager" i think at the nesting hanger getting some for their nest
well its smaller than a tanager,,it was a yellowish green all over,,finch chickadee?
and a female with a throat patch has shown up 2 times once yesterday and once this morning
did have a "western tanager" i think at the nesting hanger getting some for their nest
well its smaller than a tanager,,it was a yellowish green all over,,finch chickadee?
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
2 sightings
the male broadtailed is staying around still and maybe a juvenile was at the other feeder..it had a little fluffy gray on the tail feathers but was a quick look at it
Monday, May 07, 2012
yesterday
the male broadtailed came a few times and seems to be favoring the saucer
the female or young juvenile not sure now seeing this one looked thinner paid a visit a few times
dug some more around the trumpet creeper for the water to hold there
and took away the flagstone from the rose bush and put the banana peels at the base
its looking better with leaves on it at least
the female or young juvenile not sure now seeing this one looked thinner paid a visit a few times
dug some more around the trumpet creeper for the water to hold there
and took away the flagstone from the rose bush and put the banana peels at the base
its looking better with leaves on it at least
Sunday, May 06, 2012
trumpet creeper
5/4 no birds were seen
yesterday i went and bought a trumpet creeper "Balboa Sunset" at Watters Garden for $16.39 after tax
was a little smaller than there $30.00 pots but will grow
i put a bunch of banana peels under it for fertilizer
and i put up a hanging plate with a plateful of bananas to see if any fruit flies produce out of that at all
and see if any birds try just eating them
going to open up some space around the rosebush i'm trying to revive,,it has flagstone it seems around it,,which it won't be for long
and the male broad tailed seems to only feed at the saucer and even came over to the window to find it there where it was placed before
the female black chinned has come back a few times to feed too yesterday
yesterday i went and bought a trumpet creeper "Balboa Sunset" at Watters Garden for $16.39 after tax
was a little smaller than there $30.00 pots but will grow
i put a bunch of banana peels under it for fertilizer
and i put up a hanging plate with a plateful of bananas to see if any fruit flies produce out of that at all
and see if any birds try just eating them
going to open up some space around the rosebush i'm trying to revive,,it has flagstone it seems around it,,which it won't be for long
and the male broad tailed seems to only feed at the saucer and even came over to the window to find it there where it was placed before
the female black chinned has come back a few times to feed too yesterday
Friday, May 04, 2012
windy - couple sightings
saw a male broadtailed once the day before and the female black chinned a couple times yesterday
been very windy lately
been very windy lately
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
windy
was windy thru the whole day and just saw the male broadtailed at the saucer feeder
heard another fly off but didn't see who it was
heard another fly off but didn't see who it was
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
yesterdays birds
the male broadtailed made an appearance once and the male black chinned came back a few times and the female so a little activity was seen
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