The feeder we use dispenses sugar water and grape jelly. The jelly is a BIG hit. It could also accommodate an orange half but we haven't tried that yet. When we got it, I hung it from the rafter on a convenient hook, just outside of the screened porch. It just isn't a location that provides decent sight-lines for photography. And I am hesitant to move it mid-season. So we sit quietly on the porch and watch them through the screen.
stan On Jun 27, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Stan, > Have you tried cutting Oranges in half for the Orioles? > We got some great shots in the film days that way. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 11:38 PM, Stan Halpin > <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: >> They totally ignore our suet cake but we have a pair of downey + a pair of >> hairy who daily come to the peanut feeder like this one: >> http://www.amazon.com/Perky-Pet-395-10-Inch-Sunflower-Capacity/dp/B0006349LC >> The occasional Red-bellied woodpecker and Northern Flicker also enjoy the >> peanuts as do Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse and others. Our strategy has been to >> provide a veritable smorgasbord of bird treats across 8-9 different feeders >> and then marvel at which birds eat which stuff we never would have thought >> they would be attracted to. >> >> The big excitement for us has been the Orioles that have been coming to the >> Orioles feeder. An adult female and three juvies all together this >> afternoon! The feeder is too close to the house (just outside of the >> screened-in porch), there is only about one unobstructed view of the feeder >> and that is close to the feeder. And they are way too nervous. So I haven't >> given any serious thought to photographing them. Next year I will be a bit >> more strategic in my placement of the feeder. But not to the point where it >> takes away from the simple viewing pleasure. >> >> stan >> >> On Jun 26, 2011, at 11:51 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> >>> FWIW - I'm able to attrach numerous woodpeckers - of the hairy & downey >>> type - to my back yard by simply hanging a suet cake from a tree. >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Francis" <jo...@panix.com> >>> >>> Subject: Re: summer evening >>> >>> >>>> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 07:16:31PM -0500, Jeffery Johnson wrote: >>>>> Thanks Paul... I did the same earlier today while out on the front porch I >>>>> saw our first woodpecker in the neighborhood. I will confess I was tempted >>>>> to get up and get my camera but decided I would just let the moment be >>>>> what >>>>> it was and not attempt to record it. >>>> >>>> It's obviously the time of year for woodpeckers. >>>> >>>> I've seen one on the tree in the front yard in the last week. And tonight >>>> there were three on the telegraph pole in the corner of the back garden - >>>> by the looks of them, one adult male, one juvenile, and one indeterminate. >>>> >>>> I was tempted to drag out the big glass, but I was already grilling steaks. >>>> Maybe they'll turn up again over the next few days. >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
