5:41 AM – Mealworms are the Bluebirds’ favorite. Here’s a couple hogging out.
Three birds drinking: Robin, Mockingbird and Brown Thrasher.
Tag Archives: Northern Mockingbird
Friday – 1.12.2018
3:16 AM – The birds (and squirrels) are getting tamer. Here I am with a Mockingbird, and a Tufted Titmouse (briefly). Sometimes we see, up close, the small ‘darter’ birds that fly in, grab a seed and fly out, like the Chickadees and Nuthatches, but those that stay a few minutes are rare.
This Downy Woodpecker is an enthusiastic eater.
One more Downy Woodpecker video, this one of a male sideways on the cylinder of compressed seed. That doesn’t stop him from eating his fill.
Tuesday – 1.9.2018
5:05 AM – Bluebird on the cylinder feeder. These Bluebirds are really blue.
Mockingbird adjusting to the recent cold weather by puffing their feathers, creating insulation. It makes them look like little butterballs, but they’re really just filled with air.
Thursday – 12.28.2017
3:56 AM – The White-breasted Nuthatch is a small, very active bird. He darts in, grabs a seed, and flies off. Here he is on the platform feeder. Today, he’s mostly after peanuts, a big favorite in cold weather. A Carolina Chickadee makes a guest appearance, and finally a big male Cardinal. The Nuthatch isn’t intimidated by the bigger bird – he just flies in, picks out his peanut and takes off.
I’ve got no idea what this Mockingbird is pecking at. Or maybe eating.
Monday – 12.25.2017
3:55 AM – Merry Christmas, my excellent and beloved wife. I wish I could have prepared a Christmas themed set of videos today, but the birds refused to wear their little holiday costumes. Except the Cardinals, of course. Here are some Retro-Videos of those red birds.
A drab, but entertaining Mockingbird, shown from an unusual angle.
The One-eared Squirrel. I think. Actually, this might be a different squirrel, with damage to both ears. Or the same one, with another lost ear, making him the No-eared Squirrel. In this video, it’s not clear but he was not successful in his attempt to reach the suet feeder.
Sunday – 12.24.2017
12:01 AM – The Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are still with us. Not sure how many, but at least one male and one female. Here’s one making a good sized dent in the compressed seed cylinder.
This Mockingbird finds a prize in the seed cylinder.
Tuesday – 12.19.2017
4:09 AM – We’re seeing a nice variety of birds on the cylinder feeder. In this brief montage we have a Pine Warbler, a Carolina Chickadee and a Mockingbird.
We’re also seeing the occasional raccoon. They don’t usually feed at the platform feeder, as we put ‘pepper’ seed there, but we’ve been distributing peanuts all over the place. This guy looks like he’s picking out the peanuts and leaving the rest behind.
Thursday – 12.7.2017
2:16 AM – Video from the relocated Squirrel Buster cam. This feeder has a mix of bird seed with no sunflower seeds, This keeps the number of Cardinals down – actually, we haven’t seen any here. They prefer the platform with plenty of the black oil sunflowers. In this one a Red-bellied Woodpecker eats, then takes off. We slowed that part down to about quarter speed.
Some drama on the platform feeder. Mockingbird and Dove puff up their feathers at each other. Then some Dove on Dove excitement. Never a dull moment among the birds.
Tuesday – 12.5.2017
3:01 AM – The mealworm feeder is empty, and the birds don’t like it. In order of appearance: Mockingbird, Bluebird, Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chickadee and Carolina Wren.
Earlier, when the feeder was full, this Pine Warbler eats some mealworms, then takes one away. We assume that means a nest somewhere, with mate and possibly chicks.
Tuesday – 11.28.2017
2:59 AM – Another ‘drinking birds’ video. We have so many because there’s so much traffic at the birdbath. All the birds (and other critters) have to drink water.
One from the December, 2016 archives. This Mockingbird is not happy about the floating fountain in his birdbath. This bird was originally misidentified as a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.