1:00 AM – Cardinal on the platform feeder, displaying to catch the attention of a female. If he was successful, the meeting occurred off camera.
Here’s a squirrel on the Squirrel Buster feeder, and sure enough, he gets busted. He can’t get into the seed chamber without putting weight on the rail, and closing the hatch.
Another video of one of the departed Indigo Buntings. Too bad they’re not here year around.
1:00 AM – Even though they’re gone, we still have video of the Indigo Buntings.
Blue Jays on the platform feeder.
A Cardinal eating seeds, one of the most common sights around the feeders.
1:00 AM – Cardinal on the meal worm feeder, vivid red in the bright sun.
This Wren is trying to bath without actually getting into the water. He circles and dips a wing or tail feather in the water. At one point he hops off the bird bath and sits on the rail, preening. This performance went on for quite a while.
Raccoon makes unsuccessful midnight visit to the feeders.
1:00 AM – Indigo Bunting and a Finch on the Squirrel Buster feeder. The Bunting keeps trying to run off the Finch, but the Finch keeps coming back. It turns into a game of bird hide and seek.
Here’s a close up of a Mockingbird on the mealworm feeder:
In this one we have the Bunting and a pair of Cardinals at the same time, in different feeders.
1:00 AM – We haven’t seen one of these male House Finches for a while. This one has nice bright red feathers.
More Indigo Buntings, in this case a non-breeding male, then a fully bright blue breeding male, and last probably another breeder.
Finally, a Cardinal couple having dinner, then at the end, sharing.
1:00 AM – More video of Indigo Buntings. This one is sharing the platform with Finches for a while, before taking off. Then it’s a small Finch mob.
For a little variety, here’s that wet Cardinal from yesterdays post. At the end of the clip he’s joined by a Bunting.
This blotchy looking Bunting is a non-breeding male Indigo. The breeding version are the bright blue ones.
1:00 AM – The Indigo Buntings are still around. We’ve got plenty of video which we’ll post over the next few days. We’ll start with this Bunting and a wet Cardinal. (They’re on a hanging feeder filled with a broken up compressed seed cylinder. It’s very popular with birds and squirrels).
A Cardinal at the cylinder feeder:
In case you wondered what’s up with the raccoon, we can say that they’re still around, but for some reason haven’t tried to get into the feeders lately.
1:00 AM – Since we moved the platform feeder away, the Cardinals have had to use the Squirrel Buster feeder.
We’ve had lots of Finches this winter, most of them in their striped harlequin feathers. The other day, we saw an old fashioned Purple Finch, with purple feathers. I expect as the summer goes on, we’ll see plenty more.
Another Bluebird tearing it up on the mealworm feeder.
1:00 AM – Male and female Cardinals on the Squirrel Buster feeder, sharing food.
A couple of videos of Blue Jays at the watering hole.
1:00 AM – Mockingbird on the meal worm feeder.
Cardinal, who is everywhere at every feeder, snacks at the cylinder.