It's that time of year when the hummingbird and oriole feeder have to be put away, as those gorgeous birds have left our area for warmer climates.
In the cooler months when I'm not outside so much the camera is usually set up by the back kitchen door with a good view of the gardens and the bird feeders.
Here are some photos of the bluejay that I captured
The feeders have been replaced with suet and peanut feeders so we can watch the antics of the bluejays, woodpeckers, chickadees and nuthatches enjoy some snacks.
We have three suet feeders so into one of the basket feeders with the smallest holes I put a lot of peanuts. The bluejays love peanuts and usually get their snacks from the mailbox feeder. They love whole peanuts and will take them, perch somewhere and crack them open. By putting the peanuts into the feeder it makes it a little more challenging for them to get the nuts out.
In the cooler months when I'm not outside so much the camera is usually set up by the back kitchen door with a good view of the gardens and the bird feeders.
Here are some photos of the bluejay that I captured
The feeders have been replaced with suet and peanut feeders so we can watch the antics of the bluejays, woodpeckers, chickadees and nuthatches enjoy some snacks.
We have three suet feeders so into one of the basket feeders with the smallest holes I put a lot of peanuts. The bluejays love peanuts and usually get their snacks from the mailbox feeder. They love whole peanuts and will take them, perch somewhere and crack them open. By putting the peanuts into the feeder it makes it a little more challenging for them to get the nuts out.
The jay squawks loudly upon discovering another source of peanuts.
Hm-m-m I wonder if I can get these out?
Let's s get a bit closer.
Then he hops right down onto the basket for a much closer look.
Then he looks right up at me with a "what are you looking at" stare.
After that look he went on to enjoy some peanuts before other bluejays arrived to check out the feeder.
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18 friendly comments:
Great pictures! Lovely blue color. Linda, I have a question about hummingbirds. I heard that if you started to feed them, you can never stop, because they get dependent and could die without your help. Do you think it is true?
What great pictures(-: Our hummingbirds stay all year long here. Some leave and come back but I leave a feeder out all year just incase(-: I have to get to the store for more seeds for the birds though we are out!
Hi Vicki, thanks for visiting and the info about the photo contest. I'm not really into entering contests so I'll probably give it a miss. It is also based in the USA, but will check to see if Canada is included.
Tatayna, I guess if you were the only person that fed the birds it would be true, but as so many people feed birds now they will most certainly not go hungry. I stop feeding hummingbirds at this time of the year as they have all left our area. I will put the feeders back up about mid April.
You are lucky to have the humemrs all year Cindee.
What a lovely series of shots ;--)
I've shared Birds from my Rainy Day walk this week.
Hugs and blessings,
Linda: Very cool capture of the jay and the peanuts.
Wonderful photos of the bluejay after the peanuts. The jays do love their peanuts.
Thanks for sharing.
Loved that last photo.
great series of photos....love it!
btw, this is my first time to join this meme....here's mine:
http://www.gregdemcydias.com/2009/10/camera-critters-squirrel.html
We really enjoy the antics of our birds, too. Will be posting some of those pictures soon.
I didn't know that they would eat whole peanuts. We just put suet out in our feeders.
I came over from Camera Critters and am I glad I did! What a lovely blog you have here and I especially love the crafty you! But this particular post of yours is beautiful. I love birds as they come in so many colours!
I am definitely following you and I'll be coming back to check out all your posts!
Have a nice day,
Diana
Thanks everyone for taking time to leave a comment.
What a fun series of photos!
What awesome photos Linda!
What lovely birdie shots you've shared, Linda! Colors and textures are delightful! I'm 'green with envy' that nature is practically at your doorstep to enjoy and relish. ;-)
Cheers from Malaysia!
These photos are beautiful. I especially like the "what are you looking at" picture! These birds are so pretty and I'm so happy they've started visiting my backyard regularly.Like you, I've been putting out peanuts for them. Many times they grab them and fly away, but sometimes they take one, fly down to the grass and crush open the shell by banging it on the ground. It's so much fun to watch!
Hi Oskar, we have three suet feeders so I thought I would try something different in the one with the smallest holes. Bluejays love whole peanuts and will take them and crack them open. By putting the peanuts into the feeder it makes it a little more challenging for them to get the nuts out.
Great sites Micah, thanks for leaving the links for me.
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