• Tufted Titmice Going after a Hummingbird Feeder?

    From jmcquown@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 27 17:53:34 2020
    I washed and refilled the hummingbird feeder today. It's very hot here
    in Southern SC today. In all my years of bird watching I've never seen
    tufted titmice competing with hummingbirds to get at sugar water.

    https://i.postimg.cc/MGb1jZ7f/titmouse-at-hummingbird.jpg

    The yellow throated warbler has been back at the bath, too. They're too
    cute!

    https://i.postimg.cc/26dqK0cq/yellow-throat.jpg

    Jill

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Mon Jul 27 19:30:31 2020
    jmcquown wrote:
    I washed and refilled the hummingbird feeder today. It's very hot here
    in Southern SC today. In all my years of bird watching I've never seen tufted titmice competing with hummingbirds to get at sugar water.

    https://i.postimg.cc/MGb1jZ7f/titmouse-at-hummingbird.jpg

    haha! opportunistic! i hope the sugar isn't a harm
    to them.

    i'd say put out some more birdbaths. we enjoy having
    those here and keep them clean and have a lot of variety
    of birds using them so it makes the effort well worth
    it. instead of having bird feeders we just do the bird-
    baths.


    The yellow throated warbler has been back at the bath, too. They're too
    cute!

    https://i.postimg.cc/26dqK0cq/yellow-throat.jpg


    songbird

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to songbird on Tue Jul 28 00:45:42 2020
    On 7/27/2020 7:30 PM, songbird wrote:
    jmcquown wrote:
    I washed and refilled the hummingbird feeder today. It's very hot here
    in Southern SC today. In all my years of bird watching I've never seen
    tufted titmice competing with hummingbirds to get at sugar water.

    https://i.postimg.cc/MGb1jZ7f/titmouse-at-hummingbird.jpg

    haha! opportunistic! i hope the sugar isn't a harm
    to them.

    I can only surmise the birds know whether or not it's good for them. :)

    i'd say put out some more birdbaths. we enjoy having
    those here and keep them clean and have a lot of variety
    of birds using them so it makes the effort well worth
    it. instead of having bird feeders we just do the bird-
    baths.

    I always have a source of fresh water for the birds. I keep the bath I
    have clean and filled year round. Don't really see the need for another
    bird bath.

    I only put a seed feeder out in the winter - what little there is of
    winter down here. It doesn't usually get cold until December, January.

    The yellow throated warbler has been back at the bath, too. They're too
    cute!

    https://i.postimg.cc/26dqK0cq/yellow-throat.jpg


    songbird


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