Suit feeder - ABSOLUTELY! All varieties of woodpeckers or creepers or nuthatches love it. A bird bath is a nice attraction as well. Good catch Ken.
On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 12:13 PM, Kenneth Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't forget suet for woodpeckers. I've got a Cardinal that won't land on the > suet feeder but hovers while stabbing at the suet! > > For me, I don't shoot birds at the feeder but prefer a more natural look of > them sitting on nearby branches. > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: Birds at Feeder (Wrap up) >> >>Alan, >>We've also had success with different types of seed for different birds. >>Here some of the bigger beaked birds, cardinals or grossbeaks, prefer >>sunflower seeds. >>Meanwhile the wrens and goldfinches prefer little black thistle (nigger) >>seeds. >>And the doves like the cheap mixed seeds on a platform or ground feeding. >>Regards, Bob S. >> >>On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:52 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Thanks all for the comments & ideas. >>> >>> I shall construct a more "natural" bird feeder. Even a feeding table. There >>> may be the odd squirrel, bushbaby or some tree mice but it is mostly the >>> birds eating the seed. >>> >>> The Cut-throats & Bronze Mannekins arrive in large flocks & really gorge >>> themselves. The more timid species (like Blue Waxbills, Firefinches, Grey >>> Headed Sparrows & Yellow Eye Canaries) wait for lulls in the feeding frenzy. >>> If I move slowly, I can easily get quite close. The birds are used to me >>> now. What spooks them is shadows or a larger bird flying nearby. Also noisy >>> cars or motorbikes! >>> >>> I agree that a K5 (or K3) would be better (ISO wise) but the K7 will have to >>> do! I'll try using a tripod & a remote & "catch in focus". >>> >>> Alan C > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
