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Birders

Yonnie3

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2. For a while I fed the finches Nyjer in their own feeder

Reply to cyclonefence (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2023, 08:01 PM

Jul 2023

That worked well for a while but they went back to the sunflower seed one year and turned their beaks up at the Nyjer. I'm not sure why, perhaps there was a bad bag of the finch feed.

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Damn house finches [View all] cyclonefence Jul 2023 OP

I share your pain. IA8IT Jul 2023 #1

For a while I fed the finches Nyjer in their own feeder Yonnie3 Jul 2023 #2

;-) elleng Jul 2023 #3

"Our" birds are pretty good about taking turns. 3catwoman3 Jul 2023 #4

The word originally described a crimson color Donkees Aug 2023 #6

Oho cyclonefence Aug 2023 #8

The dye color was extracted from sea snails (purpura patula) Donkees Aug 2023 #9

How interesting. Thnx. 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #12

I read a lot :) Donkees Aug 2023 #13

Purpura is also a medical term referring to the... 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #14

Yes, and 'blood' (haema) is part of the scientific name of Purple Finches (Haemorhous purpureus) Donkees Aug 2023 #15

No matter how obscure the topic, there is... 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #11

Ever try an upside-down feeder? Qutzupalotl Jul 2023 #5

I never even heard of such a thing cyclonefence Aug 2023 #7

Quite a few of "our" sparrows, and some chickadees, have figured out how to... 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #10