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Messages From The Heartland
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: David In Indy on August 18, 2009, 02:08:23 am ---Does this mean you both want to come and play my game? ;)
How are you doing today Kelda and Chuck? I hope everything is well and good in Scotland and New Jersey. :-*
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Hiya David!
Things in NJ are ok.....hot and humid, and I hope it passes soon!
David In Indy:
It's hot and humid here too Chuck. We had some storms come through last night and they helped to cool things down. I think it will only be in the upper 70s and low 80s this weekend, which - if true - will be very nice. Maybe I will get my ass outside and do some much needed yard work. I need to pull the weeds out by the back fence before they get too big. I hate pulling weeds though. I'd rather stick needles in my eyes. :P
Hey Chuck and Kelda, do either of you have hummingbirds in your yard? I have two hummingbird feeders, both hanging off the roof eaves over the deck. Last year they ate up two feeders' worth of nectar every 5 or 6 days. This year they are going through it in two. Each feeder holds a cup of nectar. I think we have a great many more hummingbirds this year. Have you all noticed an increase in the number of hummingbirds at your houses? It's either that or else the neighbors have decided not to feed them this year and they are all coming over here. I can't BELIEVE how fast they are eating that nectar. That's more than 6 cups of sugar water each week! And they are such little tiny birds. I can't figure it out! :laugh:
Brown Eyes:
Heya David! How are you doing Bud?
It's hot and humid here in Pittsburgh too. We also had storms tonight... I'm hoping the storms will break some of the heat and humidity... but, so far that really hasn't happened.
That's cool about the hummingbirds. When I was in high school living in Connecticut we had hummingbirds in our backyard and my Dad went through a long phase of being interested in feeding birds. So, he fed the hummingbirds. I don't remember ever having as many hummingbirds as you must have for them to be going through so much food! It must be very pleasant and pretty to have them around.
In my apartment in Pittsburgh I often put suet on the window sill for birds, but I don't have any outdoor space here. So, I get sparrows and even sometimes cardinals here! Very rarely do I get pigeons or more typical city birds. I think of it as entertainment for Vivien. :)
David In Indy:
Hi Amanda! I hope the storms will break the heat in Pittsburgh. Hopefully you didn't have any tornadoes tonight. We had some funnel clouds last night but I don't think any of them touched down. But they did over near Lafayette.
You put suet out for the birds? I normally do, but I haven't done it this year. I've been feeding the hummingbirds, and I also fill two bird feeders with regular bird seed. Back when I put the suet out it would often attract the woodpeckers. I miss seeing them. I should start putting it back out again. Sometimes a pilliated woodpecker would stop by. They are very big (think of Woody woodpecker. He is a pilliated woodpecker). I also put corn out for the squirrels and the raccoons. The raccoons also love any of the leftover scraps.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: David In Indy on August 20, 2009, 10:22:40 pm ---Hey Chuck and Kelda, do either of you have hummingbirds in your yard? I have two hummingbird feeders, both hanging off the roof eaves over the deck. Last year they ate up two feeders' worth of nectar every 5 or 6 days. This year they are going through it in two. Each feeder holds a cup of nectar. I think we have a great many more hummingbirds this year. Have you all noticed an increase in the number of hummingbirds at your houses? It's either that or else the neighbors have decided not to feed them this year and they are all coming over here. I can't BELIEVE how fast they are eating that nectar. That's more than 6 cups of sugar water each week! And they are such little tiny birds. I can't figure it out! :laugh:
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I don't think I've ever seen a humming bird here at all. I've only seen them on the TV.
One of the members here used to have a pretty awesome pic of a humming bird, I'll see if I can get them to repost.
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