The joy of bird feeders

JodieDownUnder

A while back we were given a bird feeder as a gift. In the past we haven’t been into feeding birds, figure they have done it well on their own before. Then the drought hit, then the fires. We found the feeder in the shed and decided to hang it up and see what happens. We buy a 20kg bag of wild bird mix and pour out a scoop most days. It is currently hanging in a tree, reasonably close to the house and within view of a large window in our lounge room. Every morning I sit with my tea and IPad, soaking up the morning sun, checking emails, news, TGN etc. The comings and goings on that bird feeder are amazing. The different species, behaviour, who gets on with who and who doesn’t. I now have my bird book close handy “Field Guide to Birds of Australia “ and mark down who I recognise and the month I see them. I will try to post some photos, so you can get to meet some of our Aussie birds.

JodieDownUnder

Rainbow Lorikeets, or Lorries as they are affectionately known. The bullies of the bird life around here. Common on the east coast.

COWLOVINGIRL

Wow! They are beautiful! Yes, I love putting out the feeder in the fall.

shllnzl

I have my bird seed and hummingbird nectar out year round.

shllnzl

Lorikeets are classed with parrots so must be very smart. So beautiful.

gardneto76

No feeder here, but what I am guessing is a type of finch have been all over my basils this week. I let it flower go to seed.

jowitt.europe

@JodieDownUnder it is amazing! The variety and colors you can enjoy. I feed my birds during late autumn, winter and early spring time. Last season I fed 30 kg of bird food. We have two bird feeders. One in front of our bedroom window, so that we can watch them while drinking morning tee and one in front of the dining room. The birds give us so much joy!

JodieDownUnder

https://youtu.be/JOM2rihtWkU

I took this video last week on my iPhone on our daily walk. You cannot see the Kookaburras in it but boy can you hear them. Sounds like 2 groups calling each other. I guess this the most popular call of the Australian bush. When I played this back, I was surprised to hear other birds, closer to me. Now I will have to work out who they are! For your interest @jowitt.europe @gardneto76 @shllnzl @COWLOVINGIRL

COWLOVINGIRL

It sounds like a bunch of laughter!

jowitt.europe

@JodieDownUnder Thank you! A lovely sound. They sound a bit like waterfowl, when they gather into a flock to fly away for winter, a bit like geese, herons... I love to listen to wild birds.

water2world

@JodieDownUnder Thanks for the reminder—-I need to put out my feeders

JodieDownUnder

Some more Aussie birds for your enjoyment.

In the top photo are 2 kookaburras in the Jacaranda tree, they have been feeding on worms in the lawn, they don’t eat seed. The bird on the ground is a Wonga pigeon, one of the largest pigeons in our area and it gets a lot of the seed spill from the feeder. The Red Browed Finch in the bottom pic, flew straight into our window and knocked itself out. I happened to be close and rescued it. It did survive.

karenjanicki

I love watching birds. They are just lovely. Hopefully soon I'd like to set up our bird feeder so I can get a nice view of them from the kitchen :)