I’ve always hung a sock feeder for the finches, even when I lived in an apartment, I hung one in the tree outside my window. I finally bought my first home last year and hung a sock feeder in the dogwood tree outside. Within a day or two, the goldfinch started showing up to feed [...]
Thu, May 17 2012 » Details » No Comments
Este alimentador para colibríes también está fabricado con envases y piezas plásticas de fabricación industrial. Su diseño es muy simple y tiene la peculiaridad de que no fue necesario utilizar pegamentos para unir las piezas entre sí. Además en la parte superior tiene un recipiente que funciona como una barrera de agua que impide que [...]
Mon, April 30 2012 » Details » No Comments
I just saw a bird at the feeder, and I’ve never seen it before. It had a brownish-red breast and stomach (about the color of a robin’s) but it’s head, back and feathers were solid, jet black. It was about twice the size of a finch, and it had a small, white dot on either [...]
Mon, April 16 2012 » Details » No Comments
Just for fun I took a couple of things out of the recycle-bin and made a fast and easy, working hummingbird feeder. The hummingbirds seem to really like it. To make one you need: one X-Acto knife or small knife. One 8oz/226g Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter container. One Yoplait Smoothie (strawberry) container or almost [...]
Sun, April 15 2012 » Details » No Comments