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To: sweetliberty

I feed hulled sunflower seed chips year round and our yard looks like a major bird sanctuary!

I started using hulled sunflower seed when I lived in an apartment and fed with feeders on my balcony. I couldn't have the mess so many of the regular seed products leave behind so I decided to try the shelled sunflower seed. To my surprise, the hulled seeds attracted not only the usually sunflower eaters but a bunch of different smaller birds that normally would not be able to crack the seed shells.

Our winter guests here in the Dallas area seem to be the same every year - they arrive at about the same time and stay here all winter. Most are still here - they include: Oregon Juncos, Golden Crown Sparrows and the sweet little Winter Wren.

I have a lot of berry baring trees and shrubs so I also get large flocks of robins and cedar waxwings that stay for weeks on end.

My resident Carolina Wrens are just now starting their courting and their songs are simply glorious!

I am watching close to see if I can spot where they decide to set up house keeping this year - a few years ago they actually nested in the flora wreath on my front door!

26 posted on 03/05/2005 9:29:13 AM PST by Zacs Mom (Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")

I really want Cedar Waxwings. They are so pretty and unique.

29 posted on 03/05/2005 9:32:07 AM PST by sweetliberty ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.")

"a few years ago they actually nested in the flora wreath on my front door!"

How did you get in and out without disturbing them, or did you use a different door until the little ones were out of the nest?

30 posted on 03/05/2005 9:33:11 AM PST by sweetliberty ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.")

Beautiful shots! I'm dying to see a CedarWaxwing.

I adore Carolina Wrens!

36 posted on 03/05/2005 9:41:58 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (To all our Men and Woman in Uniform, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You!)

By the way, You had those birds on your hands!! That is awesome!

I just planted a lot of berrying trees, shrubs and plants last year. I hope some perform this year. I love the Mockingbirds and Catbirds. I'm trying to keep them happy! I feed them fruit and Jelly now but I think they will enjoy the new plantings.

59 posted on 03/05/2005 9:54:28 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (To all our Men and Woman in Uniform, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You!)

Cedar waxwings are a beautiful sight. We get some (very few) here in the Adirondacks of NYS. Great pictures!

109 posted on 03/05/2005 1:33:43 PM PST by andyandval

Wow. Those are fantastic pictures!

1,398 posted on 12/01/2005 2:13:30 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)

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