Winter Wildlife and Bird Watching

[colporteur]

I notice when I fill the bird feeder with sunflowers seeds the Chickadees are real tame. A few moments ago I put a few seeds in my hand and rested my hand on the edge of the feeder. Within 5 minutes I had Chickadees sitting on my hand twice and several times they took see from my hand. I think with a little more exposure to me they would be treating me like a tree and landing all over.

[wondering]

If you are not careful, landing all over will not be the only thing they do...all over

[colporteur]

If you are not careful, landing all over will not be the only thing they do...all over

Fortunately they are tiny and they only stay a few seconds. Now if they were Canda geese there could be a problem. Having said that Candadian geese have been the most affectionate pets I have ever had until our yellow lab played too roughly with them.

[reaching4heaven]

We're reading Moose Country, by Sam Campbell. He ventured out with a handful of seed the 1st time he saw them and had several land on him - one on the nose, if I recall correctly. For chickadees I'd chance the encounter - not for Canada Geese! 

We're on our way for an afternoon hike. Happy Sabbath everyone. 

[Raven]

I notice when I fill the bird feeder with sunflowers seeds the Chickadees are real tame. A few moments ago I put a few seeds in my hand and rested my hand on the edge of the feeder. Within 5 minutes I had Chickadees sitting on my hand twice and several times they took see from my hand. I think with a little more exposure to me they would be treating me like a tree and landing all over.

I've had the same experience here, especially one time when I was a bit lax in filling the feeders.  They're not terribly patient.   

My feeders have been pretty quiet this month, until the last week or so--could have something to do with the little bit of snow we got this past week.  It might have jogged their little brains into the winter mode.  Right now we have Mourning Doves, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, Black-capped Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches, and a few American Goldfinches.

[Jim]

Raven, it seems by your list of birds that we live in the same neighborhood!