Spent my whole adult life saying I didn't give a shit about birds. Yeah.
When I lived in Chicago 20 years ago, and their bodies were littering the streets from West Nile virus, I noticed. I noticed the lack of birds in the sky. Seems no one else did.
I now have 3 different types of feeders and a birdhouse.
Got my childhood treasures back, uh, there's a lot of antique bird figurines. And I used to collect owls.
Saw a pileated woodpecker for the first time at camp in December. NEAT! Got a couple of feeders and started learning to make suet.
What do you do for hummingbird food? I'm trying to attract them to my apartment's roof garden. I see them up there once or twice a year so I know they get this high up but I want more
You can make hummingbird nectar at home. I think it’s 4:1 water to sugar, let it cool after boiling to dissolve and fill up a feeder. Double check the ratio but I used to get them at my 21st floor apartment. Good luck, they are my favorites!
I absolutely love ducks and own 10 of them. Any time I see ducks in the wild, I love identifying their breeds, or what breeds their parents were if they're hybrids. Muscovy ducks are my fave because they're just so happy. Totally act like dogs. I own three of them and they're a joy.
I used to argue with guys about punk rock and politics, now I mostly try to parse sparrows. Got a lot of lookalikes here. Don't even get me started on the hawks
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shalafi@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
Spent my whole adult life saying I didn't give a shit about birds. Yeah.
But I'm not really into birds.
ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
What do you do for hummingbird food? I'm trying to attract them to my apartment's roof garden. I see them up there once or twice a year so I know they get this high up but I want more
almar_quigley@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
You can make hummingbird nectar at home. I think it’s 4:1 water to sugar, let it cool after boiling to dissolve and fill up a feeder. Double check the ratio but I used to get them at my 21st floor apartment. Good luck, they are my favorites!
this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Plant a little salvia and place feeders near. mine used to draw them in like cats to catnip.
jpreston2005@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Those pileated woodpeckers are so big! Like the size of a chicken, they're so cool.
Zak@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
... yes
FireTower@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
One day you notice a gray hair, the next you notice a gray jay.
GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 2y
I just turned old years old and one of my kids got me a t-shirt that simply reads "i like birds."
and it's true... i like em a lot... 🤓
seeing a group of cedar waxwings for the first time a couple weeks ago had me marveling like a child again...
and also saying... "i thought they'd be bigger" 😁
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I absolutely love ducks and own 10 of them. Any time I see ducks in the wild, I love identifying their breeds, or what breeds their parents were if they're hybrids. Muscovy ducks are my fave because they're just so happy. Totally act like dogs. I own three of them and they're a joy.
GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
We raised ducks and geese for a good long while. My partner adored them. 😊
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
They're amazing animals. One of my passions in life. I would love to have more, but I don't have the money or space lol.
tedmustard@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
"Look, Raymond,"
Assman@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y
I'm a big fan of cardinals
MelonYellow@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
Thanks for the chuckle on my work break!
ThrowawaySobriquet@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I used to argue with guys about punk rock and politics, now I mostly try to parse sparrows. Got a lot of lookalikes here. Don't even get me started on the hawks