Today is the last day of the month. It's been 1 crazy month. In my book just 2 more months of cold weather. Today were suppose to get around 6 inches of snow. First time this winter I had to top off the bird feeders at 3:30 pm. A little bit of snow in the air and the birds know where their fail safe stations are in the neighborhood. They don't say thanks but I know they are gratefull. Tuff being a bird these days unpredictable weather, loss of habitat and bad chemicals in the air. Since 1970 there are now 3 billion less birds in North America. No good. We are definitely not the best stewards of the land. In our wake there is air pollution, water pollution, land erosion, global warming and plastic pollution. More and more people, who want more and more stuff. It sure doesn't look good for Mother Earth. The solution is to start implementing God's plan. How? By asking. Where to start? You start at square 1 . Fix you first. Good things will begin to follow. Anything done in fear will fall apart. You put love into anything you do and you get a fantastic result. Start with a small thing first. Then add on to it.
One solution is to make less plastic. Try to use replacement products. I know they're working on getting rid of the plastic grocery bag. Thats good, it's a good start. Plastics break down into micro pl a stics. They enter the food chain of life. It's a very bad thing. When a product is created one should think about it along the lines of cradle to grave. A safe place to put it when done. No matter how difficult the predicament there is always an answer for it. Be creative.
The blue jay is pretty. Not too smart though. When a hawk pays a visit overhead. He or she has a freak out starts squawking loudly , jumps up into the air and tries to make a run for it. Sometimes he gets away and sometimes not. The last 15yrs its been mostly Bluejays feathers on the ground not alot of feathers. I guess the hawk carts it away. Never once have I seen cardinal feathers on the ground. I saw a hawk glide over the ridge of my house and come down over the feeder, birds flew for their lives. What a smart hawk he used the house ridge as a baffle to limit his exposure. They are silent during an attack. And they are in glide mode no flapping wings. When a hawk comes cardinals stay silent and fly horizontal into my hedge of conifer trees. Now there's a smart bird. Small birds will head for cover. But they know for the most part that they're not much of a meal. One day at age 10 I guess I got up Saturday at dawn. The light was starting to chase the dark away, the sun had not rose yet. Exited the front door and went along the side of my house where there were holly trees. I came across a big owl who had just launched himself into the air. It was a slow pump of his wings that lifted him up. He was big 6ft wingspan. The little birds were all around him chirping like crazy. They completely went all around him. They stayed a foot away. Each finch left a little space between them. They were above the owl and below him. The owl was laboring to gain flight, yet he paid them no mind. It was a sight I never would forget. That was a good positive experience with the bird kingdom. Been trying to help them out ever since.
I like having them around the yard. If you would like the same. Get a small bird feeder with small perches. The little birds have a better chance against the big birds. Use reg bird feed and add some black oil seeds to it. Black oil is the best for birds. Peanuts not so good health wise. They may like them but it isn't good for them. I store my feed in separate galvanized garbage cans with the lid. Keeps the animals from chewing through it. Works great. I put it atop three bricks to cut down on rust of can. Place a squirrel baffel at a ht of 4.5 ft above ground then mount feeder above it. Make sure there are no overhanging tree branches over feeder. These squirrels know their stuff. Make sure the seed can is 5 ft away as well. They can use the can as a spring board to get over t he baffle. With birds you have to be consistent when it comes to feeding them. They will put you on their itinerary. Which will be good for you. Also use bird baths and suet cages. Suet is about 5 inx5in?, I then put it in the freezer. From there when I'm ready its less messy to put the suet into a suet cage. I then hook it to a pole above the squirrel baffle. Works great. GOOD LUCK!
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