Spent my whole adult life saying I didn’t give a shit about birds. Yeah.
- When I lived in Chicago 20 years ago, and their bodies were littering the streets from West Nile virus, I noticed. I noticed the lack of birds in the sky. Seems no one else did.
- I now have 3 different types of feeders and a birdhouse.
- Got my childhood treasures back, uh, there’s a lot of antique bird figurines. And I used to collect owls.
- Saw a pileated woodpecker for the first time at camp in December. NEAT! Got a couple of feeders and started learning to make suet.
- Been rolling my own hummingbird food for years.
But I’m not really into birds.
What do you do for hummingbird food? I’m trying to attract them to my apartment’s roof garden. I see them up there once or twice a year so I know they get this high up but I want more
You can make hummingbird nectar at home. I think it’s 4:1 water to sugar, let it cool after boiling to dissolve and fill up a feeder. Double check the ratio but I used to get them at my 21st floor apartment. Good luck, they are my favorites!
Plant a little salvia and place feeders near. mine used to draw them in like cats to catnip.
Those pileated woodpeckers are so big! Like the size of a chicken, they’re so cool.
damn is that a yellow-rumped warbler
… yes
One day you notice a gray hair, the next you notice a gray jay.
I just turned old years old and one of my kids got me a t-shirt that simply reads “i like birds.”
and it’s true… i like em a lot… 🤓
seeing a group of cedar waxwings for the first time a couple weeks ago had me marveling like a child again…
and also saying… “i thought they’d be bigger” 😁
I absolutely love ducks and own 10 of them. Any time I see ducks in the wild, I love identifying their breeds, or what breeds their parents were if they’re hybrids. Muscovy ducks are my fave because they’re just so happy. Totally act like dogs. I own three of them and they’re a joy.
We raised ducks and geese for a good long while. My partner adored them. 😊
They’re amazing animals. One of my passions in life. I would love to have more, but I don’t have the money or space lol.
“Look, Raymond,”
I’m a big fan of cardinals
Thanks for the chuckle on my work break!
I used to argue with guys about punk rock and politics, now I mostly try to parse sparrows. Got a lot of lookalikes here. Don’t even get me started on the hawks
