Funny, I THOUGHT

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[LaManuka]

That's Nature for ya, red in beak and claw!!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

The ravens fly into the outdoor garden area at Lowes where I work and help themselves to the nestling in the sparrow nests in the rafters. I guess ravens gotta eat too.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

It bothers me more when the employees need to take down a pallet of merchandise and baby birds are casualties of it. I don't even like it when mouse nests with nursing babies are disturbed. Let the babies mature and worry about getting them later. I have a soft spot for any baby animals. Well, maybe not baby roaches!

 

[rheashard2]

It bothers me more when the employees need to take down a pallet of merchandise and baby birds are casualties of it. I don't even like it when mouse nests with nursing babies are disturbed. Let the babies mature and worry about getting them later. I have a soft spot for any baby animals. Well, maybe not baby roaches!

Had baby birds nesting in eaves a few years ago. After they left, eaves were fixed. I don't like disturbing babies either.

 

[kme3388]

There are bald eagles on a lake that we visit. Along with loons. The loons make very loud calls when they spot a predator before they dive. When the bald eagles soar above before diving for a fish the loons are on high alert, and of course they are contact calling. We were sitting outside with my family, and they were complimenting how pretty loon calls are. I cringe because I understand what’s actually happening. These are the times I want to be incompetent, and not understand birds/parrots. It kind of ruins things sometimes.

 

[Bird Mann]

We have a family of five Coopers Hawks on our property this year. They have decimated other bird species., except for my Chickadee friends and the Hummingbirds. The large squirrel pop is down to ONE. Usually we have loads of birds as we are in a forested area and have a creek running through but this year
It's so quiet except for the Hawk calls. So when my birds go outside I am never far, and even when I was sitting a few feet from them a young hawk dove at them, it came in real close within 12 inches! and u turned when it got to top of the cage. I had a ten foot umbrella over their 5 foot tall cage and the young hawk aimed for that space between the top of the cage and the umbrella. Wow...what a surprise, I guess because the young ones are learning. It happened the next day as well, but not since then. It takes me sometimes a few minutes for me to find my birds in their cage because of all the danglies, toys and such....and the birds are tiny and blend in with their stuff. I am totally amazed that my birds were even seen by the young Hawk. Wow......... Hawk eyes! they miss
nothing! as beautiful as it's been witnessing this family thrive and grow up it has been very distressing as well seeing our other friends picked off.
Nature........it's beautiful and cruel.

see him? looking for brunch, it's hard to get a good picture with a phone... five of these guys! I took this from my living room window.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I have quite a few Coopers around me but fortunately they haven't picked off all my outdoor birds. I have tons of nesting woodpeckers and they bring their kids to our feeders for suet. A few have probably been taken but that's life in the wild. I'm glad we rescued Cora the escapee budgie because it wasn't going to end well for her as much as she was enjoying her summer freedom. I haven't seen as many will birds lately but that's typical for midsummer when natural food is plentiful. It wouldn't hurt my feelings too much if they reduced the squirrel and chipmunk populations.
Don't your birds freak out when a hawk dives their cages? I'd hate to see my birds scared like that. But my budgies are mostly fearless. They may not even get scared. The big black vacuum hose "snake" right in their cages doesn't faze them.

 

[Bird Mann]

I have quite a few Coopers around me but fortunately they haven't picked off all my outdoor birds. I have tons of nesting woodpeckers and they bring their kids to our feeders for suet. A few have probably been taken but that's life in the wild. I'm glad we rescued Cora the escapee budgie because it wasn't going to end well for her as much as she was enjoying her summer freedom. I haven't seen as many will birds lately but that's typical for midsummer when natural food is plentiful. It wouldn't hurt my feelings too much if they reduced the squirrel and chipmunk populations.
Don't your birds freak out when a hawk dives their cages? I'd hate to see my birds scared like that. But my budgies are mostly fearless. They may not even get scared. The big black vacuum hose "snake" right in their cages doesn't faze them.

I dont' mind the squirrels being taken, we usually have flickas ( a type of woodpecker) and Pilated, none this year it's a first. We usually have many song sparrows, Robins, Blue Jays, none this summer.
My Parrotlets are pretty much fearless. When the Hawk swooped they did
go to the sides of the cage and cling on but not for long it didn't faze their good times outside, they did learn what the Hawk call is, so now when they hear it they look up to the sky., but they are not freaky about going out they love it. I stood up and put my body in front of their cage as I saw it come in the second time and my birds flew as close to me as they could get ( the cage wall next to me) One reason I love Parrotlets they learn really fast and they adapt quick. I just got a stick vac they were not sure about it the first time, after that it's old news.
I do have a section of the top of the cage covered with a sea grass place mat for a hidy place and extra shade, but they dont' hide. the divers are young learning ones, I think they know now they can't get my birds through a cage and will not try again.

 

[Bird Mann]

I have quite a few Coopers around me but fortunately they haven't picked off all my outdoor birds. I have tons of nesting woodpeckers and they bring their kids to our feeders for suet. A few have probably been taken but that's life in the wild. I'm glad we rescued Cora the escapee budgie because it wasn't going to end well for her as much as she was enjoying her summer freedom. I haven't seen as many will birds lately but that's typical for midsummer when natural food is plentiful. It wouldn't hurt my feelings too much if they reduced the squirrel and chipmunk populations.
Don't your birds freak out when a hawk dives their cages? I'd hate to see my birds scared like that. But my budgies are mostly fearless. They may not even get scared. The big black vacuum hose "snake" right in their cages doesn't faze them.

I am happy you saved the Budgie, yep.........lucky her.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I am happy you saved the Budgie, yep.........lucky her.

She doesn't seem to think she's lucky, especially now that she can't fly much. Now she runs from me instead of flying. Still having to chase her just lower. I don't want to just cage her but she apparently hasn't gotten the memo from Joey that I'm not going to hurt her or she thinks Joey is crazy for hanging all over me including inside my clothing! Frankly, I don't know what to do with her. Maybe by the time her wings grow back she won't hate me anymore. One good thing at least- she doesn't bite me!

 

[nkrbkr]

She doesn't seem to think she's lucky, especially now that she can't fly much. Now she runs from me instead of flying. Still having to chase her just lower. I don't want to just cage her but she apparently hasn't gotten the memo from Joey that I'm not going to hurt her or she thinks Joey is crazy for hanging all over me including inside my clothing! Frankly, I don't know what to do with her. Maybe by the time her wings grow back she won't hate me anymore. One good thing at least- she doesn't bite me!

How does she feel about millet?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

How does she feel about millet?

I have a piece in her cas.ge and and a piece on top and she doesn't care about it. It's good millet. None of my budgies do.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

When I first got my 6 English budgies last year they weren't anyone's pets, had not been handled a lot, were each a year old, and weren't hand fed but if one ended up on the floor it would hop on a stick or my hand and let me "rescue" it, but not Cora- she runs away until tired out! English are so much easier than regular budgies! They are bred to be calm and easy to handle and the difference is remarkable.

 

[rheashard2]

I think Nameliss yells insults to the red tailed hawks. She's speaking hawk and they respond and look for her, swooping around yard. Me too, when I used to take her for walks in her pet buggy. I don't mind them. I stopped her bugging outings after a mile walk with them dive bombing us. She was in her buggy. I was so tempted to wrap her up with something. But it was mid summer w temp 80+ and nothing was handy. I haven't noticed a drop in song birds especially the native finches.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I have a pair of Pileated woodpeckers, Mr and Mrs P, who have been nesting in the woods around my house for many years. They fearlessly come to my suet feeders and I'm pretty certain it's the same pair, especially the female because they're territorial. They seem to split up the chicks after they fledge with the male taking one or two and the female doing the same and they spend most of the summer teaching the full sized fledglings how to find food. It's wonderful to watch the parents stuff the big babies' mouths full of suet! The redbellied, hairy and downies do the same every spring as do bluebirds. My birdfeeding station is big and a very popular spot around here. They don't even care that we're building an addition onto my house right now a few yards away. A Coopers hawk, if so inclined, could hang out close by and never have to hunt anywhere else! Fortunately it hasn't happened to any big degree. I do worry about the Pileated because they would make a big meal, but they're smart birds- always on the lookout, not for us because they know us, but certainly for hawks and they haven't been caught yet. I'm actually surprised I haven't witnessed any swoop in attacks of any birds or other critters because it would be so easy. We would be crushed if Mrs P got taken because we are very fond of her.

 

[TiredOldMan]

The hawks and owls around here are my biggest fear when taking my FIDs outside.
I'm also scared of the mosquitos right now also. They have gotten bad since the rains have stopped.

 

[Bird Mann]

The hawks and owls around here are my biggest fear when taking my FIDs outside.
I'm also scared of the mosquitos right now also. They have gotten bad since the rains have stopped.

Never had an issue with the owls, (Barred Owls) and they are also MIA. everyone has scrammed lol. The skeeders yes oh my......yes they are bad
but mostly are bity at dawn and dusk. I suppose if needed one could put netting above the area where the pet birds are. You can get bed tents and that would cover a few cages.

 

[Bird Mann]

The hawks and owls around here are my biggest fear when taking my FIDs outside.
I'm also scared of the mosquitos right now also. They have gotten bad since the rains have stopped.

I have a pair of Pileated woodpeckers, Mr and Mrs P, who have been nesting in the woods around my house for many years. They fearlessly come to my suet feeders and I'm pretty certain it's the same pair, especially the female because they're territorial. They seem to split up the chicks after they fledge with the male taking one or two and the female doing the same and they spend most of the summer teaching the full sized fledglings how to find food. It's wonderful to watch the parents stuff the big babies' mouths full of suet! The redbellied, hairy and downies do the same every spring as do bluebirds. My birdfeeding station is big and a very popular spot around here. They don't even care that we're building an addition onto my house right now a few yards away. A Coopers hawk, if so inclined, could hang out close by and never have to hunt anywhere else! Fortunately it hasn't happened to any big degree. I do worry about the Pileated because they would make a big meal, but they're smart birds- always on the lookout, not for us because they know us, but certainly for hawks and they haven't been caught yet. I'm actually surprised I haven't witnessed any swoop in attacks of any birds or other critters because it would be so easy. We would be crushed if Mrs P got taken because we are very fond of her.

We used to put suet out and the Pilated just loved munching on it, but so did the bears., so we dont put it out anymore. But what a sight such a large bird hanging on the small suet basket swinging away , the tree where they used to nest fell this spring and I think they have moved on.

 

[Bird Mann]

When I first got my 6 English budgies last year they weren't anyone's pets, had not been handled a lot, were each a year old, and weren't hand fed but if one ended up on the floor it would hop on a stick or my hand and let me "rescue" it, but not Cora- she runs away until tired out! English are so much easier than regular budgies! They are bred to be calm and easy to handle and the difference is remarkable.

I love English Budgies, I had one for 14 years., and the vocabulary - amazing. so sweet, just a joy. Cora has good examples for her to learn and follow.