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While I agree with most of the birds on your list, all are welcome here. There is absolutely nothing out there for anyone during a harsh New England winter, so if they come, they will have food. My late mom told me: 'If it comes and it's hungry, feed it.' And I do.
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A couple of years ago, I went through a horrible depression, but the house sparrows saved my life. They visited my bedroom window everyday for about 2 months. They were funny little characters and lifted my spirit. My dad was against me feeding the birds. He said they would just make a mess. I think they visited me because they knew I needed them. They seemed more like angels than birds. Once I moved back to my own home after my recovery, I began to feed my backyard birds and received visits from many different species. They are such a blessing. All birds are welcome at my home.â¤ď¸đ
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This makes me so sad. My bird feeder literally attracted scores of everyone âundesirableâ and my dad said âlook what youâve doneâ to which I responded âI donât care itâs for whoever is hungryâ
Much love all creatures big and small đĽ°
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My backyard grackles used to be annoying bullies, but recently theyâve learned to coexist with my robins and will even take turns at the bird bath. They also tend to chase nearby crows away, which helps keep the area safe for any other birds that are nesting in the area. So I hated them at first, but theyâve slowly worked their way into my good graces. Weâve even been giving them little bits of string from the garden to help build their nests.
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About 35 years ago I owned a home that had a large crabapple tree in the back yard. Since my children and I were not big lovers of crabapples, we seldom tried to harvest them and jus left them on the tree through winter. One February day we were experiencing a warm spell. My children came in and told me that we had a whole bunch of birds in the yard. I checked it out and what we had was a couple hundred Cedar Waxwings primarily on the Crabapple tree and they appeared to be having a feed. I told my kids not to bother them and just leave them alone and went back to what I was doing. Around 20 minutes later the kids came and told me something was wrong with the birds. Some of them had fallen out of the tree and some were hanging upside down. I went to see what they were talking about and they were right. Probably 75 to 100 birds on the ground and another 150 or so still in the tree with many of them inverted. It took about 2 seconds to figure out that the crabapples left on the tree had fermented and those damn birds were drunk. I saw a couple of neighbouring cats sitting on the fence and knew we had a problem. I threw on my coat and went outside with the kids. I gave each one of them a dish towel and we began to pick birds of the ground and put them in the dishtowels before taking them into the garage. More birds were falling but we kept picking the up and depositing them in the garage. Nightfall was not far away so I decided to leave them in the garage overnight. The next morning I went out with the young'uns and we opened the garage door. At first nothing came out but after a minute or so they started out the door. Some flew immediately but some just kind of sat there for a while before flying away. I think the ones that hesitated to fly had hangovers and were still a bit wobbly. It never happened again by even today my offspring remember the drunken birds in our yard.
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I personally believe that rather than deterring certain species from the feeders, we should consider creating different feeding areas in our garden. I have 2x areas with hanging feeders and 2x areas with ground feeding trays. One hanging feeder has a big tray, to allow bigger birds like pigeons, magpies or jackdaws to sit and eat comfortably. The other hanging feeders are for small birds only, like finches, tits or sparrows. One of the ground feeding tray is in cage, letting only small ground feeding birds come in and eat. The other ground feeder is open and everybody is welcome to use it. While I appreciate that some people do not want huge numbers of big birds visiting their gardens, it is important to remember that they also want to live and need to fight for survival, especially during winter time. Lets be kind to all birds, big or small.
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I love feeding all birds in my yard. And squirrels and possums as well. They bring me so much joy every day.
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My bird and the birds outside that i've fed for years are the joy of my life.
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I gained a passion for bird watching after my mother passed away. Her favorite bird was a Red Winged Black Bird. All her bird feeders are still here plus some additions. A few years after she passed a Red Winged Black Bird would come to the feeder ever morning and make the most beautiful calls before eating. Just last week I saw something incredible, there had to of been 3 males and over 15 females doing synchronized dances above my house, high in the sky. Another time just this year I learned about the Common Grackle, I couldn't count how many there were if I tried. I'd never seen it before, strangely when they move in packs they are known as a "plague" Has only happened here and there so I assume they stop for a snack and migrate elsewhere. Very neat to watch. I have sooo many other cool species that visit daily but I thought this was so interesting to hear everything in this video! As mentioned always leave water for both drinking and bathing! Birds are so fascinating, its beautiful to see so many of us share the same passion
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Love all birds, put multiple feeders with different size of seed. No competition. Been feeding like this for a decade. Feed birds to help them survive winter and bad weather, have better nesting success, not just for yourself. Always leave out opportunity for bathing and make sure if you leave water out, to change it few times a day. Its a nice reason to get some fresh air also.
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I'm really pleasantly surprised to read these comments! I've always said that any bird is welcome, even the crows, I always try to leave food out for everyone...but honestly, the little songbirds are the ones who've taken over and the big crows and starlings don't really come. I have chickadees, finches, and song sparrows, and juncos! I bought a special finch/small bird seed mix which was way more expensive than the huge bags they sell, so that attracted the birds and even had a pair of chickadees nesting in the empty bird box that's been sitting there for years. I helped raise one of their last fledglings, very stressful work but so cute!
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As an ecologist, I find this video really interesting for a few reasons! I live in rural New Mexico, but recently visited my hometown in central Colorado, which is a huge city. I found myself fascinated by our backyard bird feeder, hosting a few species from this list. The interactions between these animals are much more fluid than in more wild areasâbecause there really is food for everyone, in abundance, because most people in suburbia have a bird feeder. Just goes to show how diverse and special urban ecology can be.
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I hated the grackles when I first started feeding. I then started to feel bad as I noticed their behaviour was changing and developing a âbirdonalityâ. Now they have a great game of peanut chase with the blue jays. I have a white headed grackle that stops by. Plus I set up diversion feeding areas, it seems to work. The âNo Hawks allowedâ sign doesnât seemed to be obeyed though
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All birds are welcome in my small UK garden, as are all other creatures. Doing my best to create a habitat that will support and protect them all. I feel encouraged by the positive comments of other viewers, who are trying to do the same. đ§Ąđđ¤¸
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I am honored by any wild thing that chooses to visit me. I raised a cowbird as a child, I guess the tiny bird's nest that mom picked was not a particularly welcoming home, since the little wren tossed him out 3 times before my Mom let me bring him in. Miraculessly, he survived to adulthood and hung around for a couple of years. So, I have a soft spot for Cow Birds.
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I had a northern mocking bird living in a tree right by my old bedroom window and it was the loudest bird Iâve ever heard and it would keep me up at night every night.
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We are always thrilled when a Cooper's Hawk comes by for lunch.
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i love my grackles - they are so smart. i had one 2 years ago that would follow me around the yard (on foot! just bopping along behind me). i also just leave piles on the ground under the feeders for the larger birds. this frees up the actual feeds for the small birds and the squirrels (i feed the squirrels honestly, the birds just show up because of that). this was the first year we had to deal with cooper's hawks, but my neighbor also got chickens last year so they decided to build a nest between our houses. that was so much fun to watch them learning to fly and hunt! i had mom fly right over my head carrying a snake. you could always tell when it was the mom hunting vs when the fledglings were learning because the birds didnt sound the alarm as fast. still waiting for an oriole. my mom gets them about 10 miles away, but i have yet to see one at my house in the 13 years i've been here. but we get flocks of blue jays and she doesnt so i guess thats a trade off.
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I had a pet purple grackle when I was in the 8th grade. They are wonderful and very loving. Iâd always be kind to them as well as the rest of those on your list. Poor wild animals have a tough enough life as it is. đĽş
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We made a follow-up video because so many people asked! So here are 5 ways to keep problems birds away from your feeder! https://youtu.be/duc2ZC3pn9A
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