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Discussion => Behaviour => Topic started by: Craig McL on June 10, 2009, 10:06:20 AM

Title: Finch drinking out of my humming bird feeder ?? 6 10 09
Post by: Craig McL on June 10, 2009, 10:06:20 AM

Ok dos any one ells have this going on ?? I have just photographing a male and female House Finch drinking out of my humming bird feeder ??  :shock:  I guess there is a first for every thing ?? ( at lest on this property  :lol: )

This has bin going on for 2 weeks now and last week we even watched a Goldfinch at the HB feeder ?? :?  

Craig

Title: Also have confused finches...
Post by: -D- on July 14, 2009, 03:41:19 PM

Oddly enough, just this weekend we realized that we had a pair of house finches eating at our oriole feeder.  They tended to prefer the grape jelly, although did sample the orange once or twice...  

You don't happen to live in Central Etobicoke, do you?  (maybe it's the same confused pair ;) )

(the orioles are more interested in the cherries nearby, ATM - but still stop by for an occasional snack...)

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Post by: Halton Hills on July 15, 2009, 05:29:59 AM

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Haven't seen the Finches do it, but I have Chickadees that drink from my feeder (bee guards removed)

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Post by: TomTelford on July 16, 2009, 12:49:47 PM

I noticed my pair of goldfinches "hanging around" the hummingbird feeder but I have yet to see them try to feed.  Maybe they are still working out the physics...

Now if I can get these pesky robins out of my strawberry patch!!!  A parent bird has been feeding its almost grown fledgling (who has been making a racket) for days now down in the patch outside my window.  When does the light go on in the little bird's head that all it has to do is hop over itself and it can have all it wants...  birdbrain!

Sorry BirdBrain...  :oops:

Tom.