I dont know what these little guys are, some kind of warbler, but today was the first time I actually saw an argument over the mealies. Usually they grab one and take off, but this one decided it was his buffet and argued with anyone who wanted one. He finally left and the others got one. Like theres not enough worms...I just ordered 10,000, you'd think that would be enough for everyone.
Great pic Kathy! I've seen that mealy feeder before, its a good one.
This message was edited Feb 17, 2007 7:32 PM
Love the two little guys yelling at each other!!! You ordered 10,000? You're gonna have some mighty happy birdies!
They're Pine Warblers
Resin
Thanks, Resin. I think these are the females, theres others that are very yellow that must be the boys. Murmur, you'd be surprised how quickly 10,000 will go. Im hoping they will last 3-4 weeks. I was ordering 6,000 and that was only lasting 2 weeks.
I think these are the females, theres others that are very yellow that must be the boys
Talking of how long mealies last . . . I once watched a wheatear (a bit smaller than a bluebird) eat 17 of them in one sitting. It looked very bloated after that.
LOL - I need to look into getting some mealies AND a feeder for them . . . right now the red-winged blackbirds are pigging out on just about everything!!! But then they sit up in the trees and are so pleasant to listen to . . . so I forgive them. Resin, I've never even heard of a wheatear - your vast knowledge is so appreciated by many of us who just about live in this forum!
Hi Murmur,
Wheatears are an old world genus related to bluebirds and thrushes; there's about 20 species. One of them (Northern Wheatear) gets into Alaska and the far northeast of Canada as well (with a handful of records further south in North America); it is shown in all the American field guides. The one I saw pigging itself was actually a Pied Wheatear (breeds in central Asia, winters in Africa; it was a lost migrant that turned up in Britain, so it was very hungry indeed!).
If you've got big flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds, you'll want a feeder in a cage like Halo's, with mesh too small for the RWBs to get in :-)
Resin
Edit: grammar
This message was edited Feb 18, 2007 3:52 PM
Neato! I love these pictures!
