Fill them up every other day.

What a sweet thing to do.

Birds rock.

At sunset, the desert quail come over to feed in my backyard, along with the desert cottontail bunnies.

Seeing the two species together always makes me laugh!

(It doesn't take much for me to enjoy a good moment.)

I throw out the bird and squirrel food. I have squirrels (usually 5-6) and a flock of doves, Cardinals, red-headed woodpeckers, sparrows and assorted others. A hawk just flew by and scattered everyone while typing this!

My feeders are well stocked. I would like to have a heated feeder. I do see birds on the pool cover though, so I know they get water and baths.

Where did you find your goldfinch feeder?

This is stunning!

I thought all feeders were the same.

I bought one of those feeders for my finches Steve...a splurge...

Can you tell me how big that is? Is that to keep the seed dry or to keep the critters off it? When it blows hard they all fly a bit and the birds hang on to the bushes and tree branches...I feed on a table or flat surface when that happens...the seed blows around too. That doesn't happen often though.

I miss the community that used to gather at our winter feeders down now that we're wintering in Florida.

without the snow (or Cardinals). But we DO have quite a crowd of Annas hummingbirds this winter. More than we've ever seen in the past 25 winters here.

I splurged on a good quality heated birdbath this winter and it's been wonderful to see the birds using it in below-freezing temps.

Thanks for the book recommendation!

That's very thoughtful of you to remember the birds!

Since I live in Florida, bird feeders are not necessary.

Since I have seven cats, five of whom go in and out as they please during the day, I do not have bird feeders as I did in the past.

You do know what cats call a bird feeder, don't you? A Smörgåsbord. (Which is why I don't have any.)

They consider our bird feeder a fast food place. Sometimes the hawks are so brazen they stand on top of the bird feeder.

Okay, where's lunch?

Mostly they seem to get the non-native species. The latest victim was a collared dove. It's feathers are all over our yard.

The crows and ravens and blackbirds harass the owls and hawks whenever they can. I've also witnessed humming birds annoying hawks until the hawk leaves.

Humming birds are bad ass.

That's a very nice photo!

Always love your birdy pics.

We're having a cold snap here, and I've got the suet cakes out and loaded up the feeders.

...can go thru suet very quickly. Flickers, too. And the herds of chickadees and nuthatches and bushtits.

Have you ever used the "hot pepper" suet? It's supposed to turn squirrels off.

I've had to set up a squirrel feeding station over there, and a live trap over here where the birds are fed. I think they are learning to stay over there. (I yell at them and let the dog scare them before I let them go out near their feeder.)

My wife - no birder - now watches them at least as much as I do.

on a branch by my window. Every year they have a small family here. I believe they have their babies early in the year because it's good hunting in the late winter months.

I've never seen them mate before but I've watched them sit there and hoot every evening, all winter.

Bless their little cotton socks.

Went through a whole bag of feed in one week. We're keeping our local, family-owned garden center very happy by being such good customers.

btw, the cardinals eat at my regular feeder. I've never put up a separate feeder for them.