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2013/12/06 14:11:34
craigb

 

2013/12/06 14:19:40
Mesh
Are you going to down a few jars while chatting up these birds?
2013/12/06 14:22:05
Starise
 That looks great Craig..hope they don't get too heavy to fly away.
2013/12/06 14:36:45
craigb
Starise
 That looks great Craig..hope they don't get too heavy to fly away.



Shh!  That's the plan (see that other thread ).
2013/12/06 14:38:36
Starise
 Gotcha
2013/12/06 15:05:31
Old55
Are they drinking anti-freeze? 
2013/12/06 15:26:10
craigb
It's a hyped-up sugar-water mixture.  Almost 3:1 instead of the usual 4:1.  It lowers the freezing point plus the bubble wrap and the hand warmers (inside of pouches attached to the bases) helps.
 
I guess it acts like anti-freeze for them!  My downstairs feeder didn't have any bubble wrap or hand warmers and it took less than two hours to almost entirely freeze.  I had to bring it inside, let it melt and I FINALLY found some extra bubble wrap.  I hope it stays OK - we're supposed to get even colder later tonight and tomorrow (I've seen forecasts for 10 degrees F!).
2013/12/06 15:42:14
spacealf
Yep, aren't they suppose to fly south or something like that?
I saw several flocks of what appeared like geese up above flying and the temperature up there (were not very high) had to be like -10F or whatever it was because the wind chill factor.
I thought they all be gone before the deep freeze came about.
 
2013/12/06 15:49:52
Randy P
I see those little ones with the white breast here in NY. Only in the mornings. They must be a hearty little thing to withstand the cold.
2013/12/06 16:02:20
craigb
spacealf
Yep, aren't they suppose to fly south or something like that?
I saw several flocks of what appeared like geese up above flying and the temperature up there (were not very high) had to be like -10F or whatever it was because the wind chill factor.
I thought they all be gone before the deep freeze came about.
 



I get four types of hummingbirds up here during summer and three of them are supposed to migrate (Rufous, Calliope and Black Chin) however some like the little Black Chin in the pics below (who considers himself King of the downstairs feeder), will stick around.  The main type that are here every month are the Anna's.
 

 
Oh yeah, and I saw (and definitely heard) two large flocks of snow geese flying overhead last night.  HONK! HONK! HONK! HONK!  lol.
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