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Supporting the birdies

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Actually, I'm totally into it! Just a joy to see, when it works. :) But I would like to exchange ideas with you all here!

Actually, I got two small black metal no BS-feeding sites hanging on limbs, high enough "cat-safe". Additional, on each of the both chestnut trees, I got four food poles in four different feed-mixtures hanging around the black feedings sites.

It needed one and a half week, until the birds became aware of the food, but now both feedings sites are frequented.

Under the one chestnut tree, "half-shadowed", I got a 32 cm terracotta bird font/bath, which seemingly does it's job. It's standing under the feeding site and the food poles. But I think, it's place is improvable. But at least, the birds became aware of it. I had also a small grey concrete bird bath, but I don't think, the were aware of it. Actually, I relaced the small one on my window board.


Two days ago, I added some prepared peanuts and mountain ash berries from garden market in the feeding-site. BUT I promptly saw, that the birds were totally irritated or even a little scared by the peanuts sitting there! So yesterday, I removed them and threw it on the bottom.

What I also saw, that they totally love the unpeeled sunflower seeds from the bird compound feed! But I also added peeled sunflower seeds.

I will make some telephoto lens shots, the next days! :)
 
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So far, so good.
 

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Put an EXTRA portion peeled sunflower seed in and here they come!
 

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And so on...
 

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I actually got three new stainless-steel "tube seed feeders" and they are a total success, I tell you!

Especially the hungry chickadees are frequenting them much! :) I got two filled with unpeeled sunflower seeds and one with peeled. Probably, I will get two of this feeders more. Storebrand, of course. ;)
 
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The new stainless steel tube feeders. :)
 

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Total success!
 

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Especially the chickadees are frequenting very often.
 

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Today, I spontaneously tried simple storebrand hazelnut kernels in one of the stainless steel tube seed feeders. Maybe, it was just coincidence, but just a couple of minutes after, already two birds came together and seemed very interested!
I now also got splitted peanuts for birds and already filled one tube seed feeder with them. But this feeder is hanging on the absolute best place, so it's no wonder, that they very soon started to frequent it.

But actually, I got only the tube seed feeders left and that's fine to me. :)
 
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Today.
 

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Also this feeding place works well and I can observe it from my kitchen window.
 

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