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This is why I got a bird feeder

post #1 of 22
6/22/10 at 6:03pm
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I thought long & hard before investing in a bird feeder, as I have outdoor cats. I finally got a finch feeder, and installed it on the deck. The only cats who will come that close to the house are the ones who will not catch a bird (too much effort involved when food is always provided - although I bet if a bird flew in their mouth they'd eat it ).

Anyways - here are my pretty finches, and their "adoring fans"!




(From L to R - Twitch/white, Lily/tabby, Margo/grey, & Molly/black&white)

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post #2 of 22
6/22/10 at 6:05pm
Yep, Cat TV.
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post #3 of 22
6/22/10 at 6:20pm
Nice! The cats look entertained, for sure!

I have what may be a dumb question- what is that cylinder thing with the lines and numbers on it to the right of the bird feeder? There's one in the back of the yard of the house we're in escrow on, and BF and I both didn't know what it was. We thought a rain measurer or something, but... why have that in SoCal when it hardly rains??
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post #4 of 22
6/22/10 at 6:39pm
Wow!
That's cute!
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post #5 of 22
6/22/10 at 6:56pm
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Originally Posted by DarkMavis View Post
I have what may be a dumb question- what is that cylinder thing with the lines and numbers on it to the right of the bird feeder? There's one in the back of the yard of the house we're in escrow on, and BF and I both didn't know what it was. We thought a rain measurer or something, but... why have that in SoCal when it hardly rains??
You are correct - it is a rain gauge. One for old people's eyes, with big numbers on it & all.
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post #6 of 22
6/22/10 at 7:18pm
I love Molly's heart shape on her rump.
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post #7 of 22
6/22/10 at 8:07pm
OMG Nat, this made me laugh out loud - classic!
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post #8 of 22
6/23/10 at 5:44am
Nothing quite as handsome as a male goldfinch in full color.

I have a feeder to keep Ari happy. And I enjoy birdwatching myself. Some of the house finches and titmice are starting to bring fledglings to the feeder.

Just wish the local raccoon would stop raiding it at night.
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post #9 of 22
6/23/10 at 5:53am
Such a good picture of your kids!
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post #10 of 22
6/23/10 at 7:06am
Adorable! I have been thinking of getting a bird feeder as well and I think you just convinced me!
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post #11 of 22
6/23/10 at 7:50am
Adorable!

I really thought about getting a bird feeder, but I've seen Mya trying to catch one too many times!! She was always foiled by the over excited Hef, but a bird feeder might make it a little too easy for her!
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post #12 of 22
6/23/10 at 12:46pm
They love it, don't they? I may have to get kitty TV for my boys.
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post #13 of 22
6/23/10 at 4:18pm
wow, it looks so simple. and it works
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post #14 of 22
6/24/10 at 2:37am
Nat i know exactly what you mean because my 3 are the same with ours.

I've just bought another feeder that holds 3 baskets for fat balls, and a tray that holds seed, and the amount of birds using it now is unbelievable!. The kids (and me!) are well entertained!
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post #15 of 22
6/24/10 at 5:18am
I have a couple of feeders - one for nyjer thistle and one that I put safflower seed in. If I use black oil sunflower... the squirrels just gobble it up.

So I get American GFs, house finches and cardinals, mostly.

I had been setting out suet cakes or seed cakes, but the local big ole fatty-butt raccoon took about two seconds to figure out how to get it down and open the suet box. Grrrr!!!

I am upset about this b/c the titmice, nuthatches and small woodpeckers really like the boxes.

Back to the thread tho' - my boys love Cat TV. Squirrels, birds and I have chipmunks in my courtyard. EEeep! That makes them go crazy.
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post #16 of 22
6/24/10 at 5:32am
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I had been setting out suet cakes or seed cakes, but the local big ole fatty-butt raccoon took about two seconds to figure out how to get it down and open the suet box. Grrrr!!!
Yep. I know how you feel. I am putting out less seed because of the raccoon.
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post #17 of 22
6/24/10 at 7:47am
LOL! That's awesome!
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post #18 of 22
6/24/10 at 9:13am
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Yep, Cat TV.
Not just Cat TV, big screen Cat TV!!

I have a couple of bird feeders around my house. The one that sits on a pole has a raccoon guard on it which also protects it from cats. The rest hang up high in the air off of the gutters or on tree branches that are too thin for cats to climb down.
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post #19 of 22
6/24/10 at 12:16pm
Awesome pic of the kids ... But im suprised you got twitch in the picture with the others
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post #20 of 22
6/25/10 at 3:37pm
OMG! Adorable!!!
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post #21 of 22
6/25/10 at 3:40pm
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I love Molly's heart shape on her rump.
It's the first thing I noticed.
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post #22 of 22
6/25/10 at 5:07pm
Nat, it was worth it! WHAT a great picture!

I never noticed that heart shape on Molly's back side - tooooooo cute!

We have bird feeders that stick right to the windows, and boy does it get them chattering! The squirrels are almost more entertaining!
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