Bird Watching Club

Lizzysmom, I just finished watching The Fault in Our Stars and crying like I knew I would. I wanted to see that when I was still in treatment and my PT didn't think it was a good idea as I was getting sad and emotional at the end of my treatments which now I know was perfectly normal.

Banana bread sounds good. I unfortunately found out a year ago in the spring that I am severely gluten intolerant so finding stuff with no sugar and no gluten is about impossible. I have bought the alternative flour and I use stevia but not sure how that works out in baking. Maybe one day I will actually try it.

Guess what. When I got in my car on the way to DD I found my screwdriver. LOL I just had my car detailed and had been putting the mats back in and had backed it out and long story short I found it IN the car. Geeez I feel like I am losing it,. Well if I don't get to bed that extra hour is going to be zero.

Good night.

Nancy, Well I am glad you found that screwdriver!! I watched the Fault in our Starts a couple of weeks ago. Yes its is a real 3 hanky job. 

DH likes Stevia but me not so much. I am not sure if you can cook with it.

It was snowing here this morning and I only had the seed bricks so I put a spare brick on the deck and all the little guys turned up. took some photos but all very high ISO as it was snowy, gloomy and I was indoors.

My little alarm clocks did go off at 6:15 this morning LOL. Bang Bang on the window woke me up!

Cant post photos just now will try again.

Hey Wren, I am willing to accept a package anytime

Lizzysmom, Such cute little birds. I don't know if I have ever seen a Titmouse in my yard but my sister gets them downstate all the time. They are so cute I did see a Nuthatch this morning. That is the first I have seen on in a long time. The Juncos or snowbirds as we call them are here. I guess that means the inevitable.  Boy you did get snow. I heard SC got two inches. Go figure. I put out one of those suet things one time and about 100 starlings all flew in like it was a big family reunion. I decided to never do that again. LOL  My birds were as happy as clams today with the heated birdbath. The doves love to sit on the rim backwards and stick their tail feathers in the water. Must be like a little sauna for them. Time for a nap. I stayed up so late last night I didn't really get that extra hour but less than usual.

I got the same reaction to suet. Billions of starlings. Will never do that again.

Lizzysmom, Such great pics of the cardinal and the squirrel. I guess when you talk about bricks I don't know if I know what that is. The suet things are the only thing that I know of. Sometimes I see a bell shaped things with food. I buy my birdfeed by the bulk so I am not usually looking at the other stuff. I will have to look for that.

I spent several hours last night looking up heated birdbaths. Yes, most of them are electrical. I don't remember if I saw solar ones or not but in the dark and dreary days of winter it probably wouldn't be very practical. I do have a solar fountain in my front yard and that works quite well but that is in the summer.

My heated birdbath is so old the brackets that I use to anchor it down are getting really rusty and are about to fall apart. I was looking online to see if I could find one like I have. No such luck except one maybe might work. I am thinking of giving them a call as it says it has several types of brackets to use in different ways. The big thing now looks like a heated birdbath that can attach to a deck railing. They can tilt if you want to get rid of old water. That is the only issue with mine. It is so cold many times when I am out there trying to clean it and refill the water. Mine screws off the base but the problem is when I am unscrewing it sometime the brackets  will come off too and that is a real pain. I think the ones now look like they have a better design to them. I saw some that said they had a 12 ft cord. Mine has a very short cord so I have to have it plugged in to a drop cord. Not the best thing but I have done it for both my fountain and birdbath for years. I can see my birdbath from my dining room so when I am eating breakfast I can watch all the activity. It really is a lot of fun. Well enjoy the rest of your night.

Lisa, beautiful bird pics. I have never seen a dove with markings like that. It looks like he or she has a little scarf around their neck.

I think they are called spotted doves.There seemed to be a flock of them on Catalina Island. 

I had fun with my son as sometimes he would play the bird sounds on his iPhone to attract them. 

cute loon teka

Teka, That baby loon and Mom or Dad is so cute.

Lisa, I am in awe at all the neat birds that you get to see all the time. Such great shots.

either my brain or computer is not working properly (thought I posted earlier but can't find it)

The loon and baby is just so adorable.

Lisa, great shots. I love the expression on the green heron. He looks so serious! 

I know my winter Bird feeder placement is OK as the residents like this chickadee approve and even the red belly that likes my window has made an appearance today!

Nancy, I hope you feel better after your nap. I think we overdo it. I will have a list of things I may want to do in a day but usually only end up doing one task then veg out like I am now.

The last 2 years I forgot to turn off the water and only realized when the hose pipe burst and we heard running water. The spigot at the front is new but the one in the back is old and can be tough to turn off.

You have a good rest this evening.

Mum, I think I saw the same type of bird here, in the zoo, of course