PhoenixWench wrote:
Come visit, by all means! In summer I have 30 hummingbird feeders, and
at twilight when they are betting finished for the day they come to my
place for a nightcap - sometimes over 100 at a time ;-) The wings sound
like someone kicked over a bee hive and the chirping is supersonic!!!!
I can't imagine what that must be like! ;D
Plus we have regular grey squirrels, occasional black ones, little reds
and the ubiquitous chipmunks.
I did see a pair of Pileated woodpeckers doing their mating dance around
a tree trunk once, but my suet feeders are more likely to attract red
headed, red bellied, downy and hairy woodpeckers.
I've seen a great horned owl, some sort of very small white owl, and
heard many unidentified others. Of couse we also get bald eagles in the
area - gorgeous!
As for grackles and cardinals - they visit my feeding stations, along
with chickadees, tufted titmouses (titmice?) red winged blackbirds, and
legions of starlings ;-)
Hah! See? You've got your own line of 'exotic'. We have Starlings too,
but the more recently introduced Indian Mynas have driven most of them away.
I have a little motel, so if you ever do decide to visit I think I can
accommodate you ;-)
If only...! ;D
These pages have some pix you might enjoy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixwench/page4/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixwench/page11/
Oh YES! Wonderful video of the hummingbirds and I really enjoyed
checking out your other pics as well. Thanks for sharing!
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Trish Brown {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia