beckygardener said:Elaine - I use the Wild Finch bird seed mix manufactured by Pennington. I use the High Energy and the Peanut Butter "no melt" suet. All are sold at my local Walmart where I shop. And I use boiled "un"salted peanuts in the shell with black oil sunflower seeds in the hanging platform feeder. Between all of that, I do attract a nice variety of birds. And it does take some time for them to find your feeders. It took almost 3 years for the hummers to find my nectar plants and hanging feeders. Be consistent and persistent!!! I agree with what Lin said about the Painted Buntings being shy. They do like lots of tall shrubs, trees, and underbrush to hide in.
Ann - Wonderful shots of the Yellow Bellied Sapsucker!
A few photos from this morning. The videos I took show a lot more variety of birds, but these were the still shots I took:
4 male Painted Buntings:
A mix of birdies:
Male and Female Painted Bunting:
Male Painted Bunting all fluffed up. It was cold and wet this morning:
A male cardinal:
Goldfinches. I had a small flock of these that hit my feeders every day. This is just two of many.:
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