Yes. That was me. Never put a collar on a cat that is not a safety collar.you have well behaved cats
mine is an avid hunt it all. i was thinking of putting a collar on her with jingle bells so it would help warn the birds. was it you that mentioned eons ago that there are special safe collars for cats?
Cats can get their jaws hooked into the collar. Get hooked on anything & strangled or trapped. The elastic or snap prevents all that. You should find them at your local per store or a farm store like Rural King.what makes them different? are they easy for the cat to take it off on his own? can they be found at grocery stores or just pet stores. sorry for so many questions
Who would think that there would be this much contraction/expansion with the temperature outdoors?
Gee, in my ripe old age, I never heard that before.
I love sparrows. But I've rescued orphans so I got to know them better.They're probably used to having a big feast at your house. Mine haven't smelled the good stuff yet. Ah, the males are so colorful! But that's the case with many birds. My fav is the cardinal, but the female is not quite so vivid, and I just love their song!
I was thinking about putting up a finch feeder, wondering if the nasty sparrows will leave it alone. The price of finch food is not worth it for sparrows. Do you have any advice re this?
I have feeders that are ant proof. You may see a few crawling on them from time to time but none enter the nectar. If you have a birding store, they should be able to direct you. Rinsing the feeders after filling helps too. Any nectar outside the station will attract bees, etc.I have two feeders...the hummers are just now getting interested in them.
I love to watch them quibble over the feeding ports!
One question,though...in the heat of summer, is there anything that will keep fire ants out of the nectar? Vaseline on the hanger works for a bit, but melts after a short time.
So living in the woods, I just expect community feeding. There is really no way to detract certain birds from a feeder.
Shucks!
I had a feeder a few years ago and bought the expensive sunflower seeds for the cardinals, but the scrappy birds would congregate in swarms causing the shy cardinals to back away. I want to teach them karate, but they don't understand sign language. The mess under the feeder was not very attractive either, so that project died pretty quick. Nectar feeding seems clean in comparison.
Me and the robins had a tug-o-war for a few weeks while they tried to build a nest under my back porch metal awning. I had at least eight corners barracaded with materials tied to the rafters, and would you believe it tried to nest over the porch light? I have never seen anything so determined to overrule me. You'd think busting the nest several times would let them know that predators were around. Nothing frightens them, I guess.
The next battle is with my new plants. I put in some pansies since frost won't bother them, and these blankety-blank birds pull them right up out of the ground for nesting. How sad that I can't enjoy the flowers yet, for they are all covered with chicken wire. Why bother?
I have feeders that are ant proof. You may see a few crawling on them from time to time but none enter the nectar. If you have a birding store, they should be able to direct you. Rinsing the feeders after filling helps too. Any nectar outside the station will attract bees, etc.
Isn't that stinky though?thanks, I'll look into it
I've got some hi-temp axle grease that may work in the mean time..a glob on the hook should do it,I hope!
Isn't that stinky though?
I was thinking about putting up a finch feeder, wondering if the nasty sparrows will leave it alone. The price of finch food is not worth it for sparrows. Do you have any advice re this?
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