I swear the birds in my yard are so spoiled.

They wait every morning, growing more impatient every hour I’m late, for their feeders to be filled.

Yes feeders. As in multiple.
They already had an oiler feeder, a thistle feeder, a flat feeder and an oriole and/or hummer feeder, depending on the season.

But I follow a bird photographer who just purchased a new feeder that seemed to be a bird favorite, so I ordered one too.

The birds love it. I don’t know if it’s just because it’s new, or because the bigger birds who can’t fit through my caged feeder have a new source of snacks.

Yesterday it enticed three different types of woodpeckers to spend time near our windows.

I hope you enjoyed seeing them as much as we did!

And go over and read Backyard Bird Nerd’s blog. You’ll love the variety of birds that she attracts to her yard!

I’m looking forward to spending more time with my birds, but I’ll try to get up earlier to get those feeders filled before they go on strike and demand one treat per image taken. It’s possible Katie left them a copy of her contract and I don’t want that kind of thought process to spread.

October 8, 2022 at 10:15 pm
That is absolutely wonderful, Dawn! I’m promising myself that next year, I am going to get a couple!
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October 9, 2022 at 7:50 am
They will provide you hours of entertainment!
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October 9, 2022 at 9:10 am
From what I hear from all of you who have them!
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October 8, 2022 at 10:57 pm
You spoil your birds and they spoil you by providing so many neat photo ops!
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October 9, 2022 at 7:51 am
They sure do!
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October 9, 2022 at 6:00 am
Looks like a cool feeder. I want to get a new one, but have been waiting for the bears to go into hibernation. I’m using my beat up, bear broken/Jeff repaired ones for now 😂
Sun comes up later and later, hopefully those birds are starting to sleep in a bit for you 😊
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October 9, 2022 at 7:51 am
ooooh….I worry about squirrels and raccoons….but bears? Whoa!
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October 9, 2022 at 6:48 am
Lovely! Was that little one a house finch?
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October 9, 2022 at 7:52 am
Yes indeed! I think so anyway.
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October 9, 2022 at 7:21 am
It’s amazing how bossy birds can be when their seed is delayed! And thanks for the kind mention. Glad you like the feeder!
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October 9, 2022 at 7:52 am
Everybody is really enjoying it. Including a raccoon (I think) at night who takes it down and cleans it out. Guess I’m gonna have to bring it in for awhile until the coon moves on down the road.
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October 9, 2022 at 7:55 am
Wonderful that the new feeder is such a hit! We have the same assortment of birds at our feeders. Love those fluttering beauties.
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October 9, 2022 at 8:49 pm
I get such enjoyment watching them every day. Many of them are getting used to me being out there with them as I fill the feeders, they don’t fly away, or don’t go far.
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October 9, 2022 at 9:11 am
How fun! Will be looking into that feeder for here in Pennsylvania.
Great photos of your continuous entertainment!
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October 9, 2022 at 8:50 pm
I love watching my birds!
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October 9, 2022 at 10:19 am
Sweet pics of birds doing their thing, Dawn. Your post works well with my Sunday Stills color challenge theme. The day came that I dreaded–my little Aero crossed the rainbow bridge last week. I’m sure they have met and are having a blast!
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October 9, 2022 at 10:31 am
I’m so sorry about little Aero.i know how hard that loss is.
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October 9, 2022 at 10:34 am
I know you do, Dawn, thank you!
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October 9, 2022 at 10:23 am
I love you photos; birds, lighthouses, and starry nights. Thought of you this past week when I was teaching science…. your photos of the stars are amazing. As for the feeder, looks interesting. I’ve been neglectful of my feeders back home – been busy and out of town the past two weekends. It’s a Monday afternoon project to refill and clean up. the hummingbirds have flown the coop, but I saw one last week in Anaheim, California on my way to watch the Rangers play the Angels. Will be watching my feeders and checking out the feeders at the hardware store. Stay well and enjoy fall. Peace.
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October 9, 2022 at 1:16 pm
Enjoy your baseball adventures!
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October 9, 2022 at 2:40 pm
That’s one fancy-pants bird feeder! I’m glad your diners seem to appreciate the menu — bonus for us humans that we get to admire them while they eat. Not sure I’d like having a flock of birds watch me while I eat though, ha!
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October 9, 2022 at 8:50 pm
They aren’t that interested in me, unless the feeders are empty.
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October 9, 2022 at 3:26 pm
Wonderful photos! Perhaps I need one of those bird feeders… Our woodpecker seems to stay on the fencepost when it visits (or at least I’ve not yet caught it on the bird table or feeders).
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October 9, 2022 at 8:51 pm
Hmmmm….could be what you’re serving on the feeder isn’t his or her thing. I use black oilers (sunflower seeds, not the striped ones) and some shelled split peanuts. I use suet in the winter, but the coons and squirrels like that too, so sometimes I give up on that.
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October 9, 2022 at 4:43 pm
Great photos of the birds. Did’nt realize there are so many different types of woodpeckers, and they are all in your neighborhood.
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October 9, 2022 at 8:52 pm
We also have a huge pileated woodpecker, but he and his wife rarely appears and never at the feeder.
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October 10, 2022 at 1:18 pm
I get excited when I hear the tapping on the trees. I have only seen one so far here.
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October 9, 2022 at 6:27 pm
Absolutely stunning shots, Dawn!
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October 9, 2022 at 8:52 pm
Thank you!
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