New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Name: Carey Austin, TX (Zone 8b)              careyana Apr 30, 2013 10:13 PM CST |
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Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a)      canadanna May 1, 2013 7:02 AM CST |
| Very pretty indeed! What kind are they? |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)         mcash70 May 1, 2013 1:06 PM CST |
| Very pretty, I think they are painted Buntings. |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening        |
| Wow! You're lucky! We haven't seen anything but cardinals with color. |
Name: Carey Austin, TX (Zone 8b) careyana May 1, 2013 8:42 PM CST |
They are indeed Painted Buntings. It's been years since I've seen them - but it looks like the mockingbird has chased them off.  |
Name: Linda Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)          LindaTX8 May 2, 2013 12:32 PM CST |
They ARE nice! I've been seeing them since early in April. The Painted Bunting seems to keep as low a profile as possible, hiding in shrubs and trees. But it does have to eat, so it'll come to a feeder...it likes white millet mainly. I've been told that they don't stay long in cities, usually no more than a few days. Here's the gang at one of my feeders earlier today. Painted Bunting and Lesser Goldfinch. I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
Name: Debra Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a) Service dogs: Angels with paws.        lovemyhouse May 2, 2013 12:50 PM CST |
Beautiful  This, too, shall pass. |
Name: Carey Austin, TX (Zone 8b) careyana May 6, 2013 9:10 PM CST |
| You're lucky Linda. I think the only reason we see them is the large greenbelt behind the house that's fairly undisturbed. Do they like mealworms at all? I now have a few finches and phoebes making a mess of the feeder. The Cardinals aren't even around as much.  |
Name: Linda Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a) LindaTX8 May 7, 2013 12:32 AM CST |
| I haven't tried mealyworms, but I hear they eat insects, so maybe it would work. The females are here now also. I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
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