It's For the Birds
Hey there Tuesday 4 fans. Hosted by Annie!
Can we talk about the birds today? Did you know that birds sing all day long but particularly 3 times a day which correspond to the prayers of Daniel the Prophet. His 3 prayer daily corresponded to the 3 daily services in the temple at Jerusalem..
1. Do you have a favorite bird? I love bluebirds, but am very fond of chickadees, and goldfinches, as well! I wish we could attract the white throated sparrow to our yard., I love their song best of all!
2. Do you find singing birds comforting or annoying? I could sit and listen to bird song all the day long!
3. Can you recognize the songs of particular birds or is it all the same to you? I am presently trying to learn to distinguish their songs. I know the cardinal, the dove, of course, the White throated sparrow, to name the ones right off I can think of !
4. Every year many birds die from being fed too much sugar. Grape jelly glues shut the beaks of birds and honey , corn syrup or other substitutes to white sugar does the same to humming birds. We are warned to use only white refined sugar for humming birds. Do you feed the birds or provide water or shelter for them? We do feed the birds. I keep meal worms for the bluebirds, some birds really love the peanut butter nuggets, especially the larger birds, like the woodpeckers and cardinals. We keep our feeder going about twice a week. My husband gets a bit upset about the scavenger birds that tend to dominate the feeder and fight the other birds away. We go through a large feeder in less than a day and it gets expensive, but we usually fill it twice a week. The scavenger birds are the house wrens and English sparrows. I know the wrens have attacked my sitting bluebirds in their own bird house.. and killed the mother.. But the warring that goes on in our yard is I suppose just another form of nature, that again proves we live in a fallen world!
We recently started feeding the hummingbirds. We re very careful to use a bit of sugar in the water.. I dont like putting the coloring in the water, but the birds are drawn to it!
(Always use refined white sugar (regular table sugar). Never use honey, corn syrup or raw, unprocessed sugars. Powdered sugar (also called confectioners' sugar) often contains additional ingredients, such as cornstarch. Therefore, it is not recommended for use in creating hummingbird food
That are a lot of feeders. Very nice to watch, I think.
ReplyDeleteYes. We left the Garden of Eden and nothing is as it should be in this present world. I know that starlings were brought to America by someone who wanted birds from Shakespeare in his garden and they are enemies to bluebirds. Poor mother bluebird, that's so sad. Thanks for joining in. I truly appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteYour feeders look so nice. I can't keep up with feeding hummingbirds. I just provide some bird houses and water for them.
ReplyDeleteLovely birdfeeders! It is so much fun to watch the birds, isn't it? I know there are some greedy ones. We don't seem to have that problem here. The squirrels are the greedy little rascals, so we have a baffle on the birdfeeder with the mixed seed and they can't get to it. And they don't like the safflower seed that I put in the pretty glass feeder, so they don't mess with it. They have plenty of acorns and berries and natural stuff to eat. I believe God created the birds to give Him praise as well as to give us much joy in watching them and listening to them sing. They are such a blessing to me! I enjoyed your post!
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