Fresh new cage setup!

[Rico_Tiel]

I like the cage set up... But what I wasn't prepared was to see in your final posted pic!! Yikes.. Is that snow on the ground ?? We had a mild winter here in Michigan, I shouldn't complain. But then again, you get Mr. Moose coming to your windows.. I get the occasional deer eating bird seed out of the feeders.. I think Rico is going to like the cage set up.

Thank you! Rico liked it too! I changed it up recently but he was pretty happy with it!

Yup! Snow! Up until like maybe mid May? But there is still some snow in my neighbors’ yards! Albeit in the shade, but still!

Eh, I think it’s okay to complain about snow! Wait, do people Gatekeep snow?

The moose here aren’t known for coming up to windows but when you often snack by the window or offer a snack, you’re bound to get guests!

Deer? Man I wish I could see deer! Wel, technically I do, but not scary deer with knives for feet!

 

[Rico_Tiel]

Here is his current setup! I put the boing in the closet because yes and I think it’ll be good for the introduction of the future budgie. Rico could get close but not get nipped toes. I’m super excited!!!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Thank you! Rico liked it too! I changed it up recently but he was pretty happy with it!

Yup! Snow! Up until like maybe mid May? But there is still some snow in my neighbors’ yards! Albeit in the shade, but still!

Eh, I think it’s okay to complain about snow! Wait, do people Gatekeep snow?

The moose here aren’t known for coming up to windows but when you often snack by the window or offer a snack, you’re bound to get guests!

Deer? Man I wish I could see deer! Wel, technically I do, but not scary deer with knives for feet!

It snowed here in Southern Maine on May 8 a few years ago. It accumulated over an inch but didn't stay around.

 

[Rico_Tiel]

It snowed here in Southern Maine on May 8 a few years ago. It accumulated over an inch but didn't stay around.

It snowed on the first of may this year! Didn’t last long since it turned to rain, but still!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

It snowed on the first of may this year! Didn’t last long since it turned to rain, but still!

When we had our May 8 snow, some of the woodpeckers that regularly visit my well stocked suet feeders were nesting in the trees around my house and their eggs had recently hatched. The parent birds were flying back and forth in the snow with beaks full of suet in the snow to feed their hungry chicks. Birds are such devoted parents!

 

[Rico_Tiel]

When we had our May 8 snow, some of the woodpeckers that regularly visit my well stocked suet feeders were nesting in the trees around my house and their eggs had recently hatched. The parent birds were flying back and forth in the snow with beaks full of suet in the snow to feed their hungry chicks. Birds are such devoted parents!

Oh for sure! That’s part of what makes them so cool to observe! But that’s pretty cool that’s you saw that! We have a robin And a junco couple that visit my yard and eat the seeds! I can’t wait to see the fledglings!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Oh for sure! That’s part of what makes them so cool to observe! But that’s pretty cool that’s you saw that! We have a robin And a junco couple that visit my yard and eat the seeds! I can’t wait to see the fledglings!

Once the baby peckers leave the nest the parents bring them to our suet feeders and stuff them full while teaching them how to do it themselves. So cute!

 

[Niner10Tango]

Oh for sure! That’s part of what makes them so cool to observe! But that’s pretty cool that’s you saw that! We have a robin And a junco couple that visit my yard and eat the seeds! I can’t wait to see the fledglings!

The junco's, rose breasted nuthatches, cedar waxwings and pine siskins usually are my winter visitors at my bird feeders. My hubby calls the junco's Sherwin Williams birds because he said it looks like someone grabbed them from the back and dipped them in white paint.. LOL!! We have lotsa robins.. they don't migrate from my area. Many of them stay here all year long, just like the Canada geese.

 

[Rico_Tiel]

The junco's, rose breasted nuthatches, cedar waxwings and pine siskins usually are my winter visitors at my bird feeders. My hubby calls the junco's Sherwin Williams birds because he said it looks like someone grabbed them from the back and dipped them in white paint.. LOL!! We have lotsa robins.. they don't migrate from my area. Many of them stay here all year long, just like the Canada geese.

that is so awesome!! I used to see pine siskins about 5 years ago? I haven’t seen one since though

You see cedar waxies?! I see bohemian waxies every two years or so, in my yard anyway.

We see red breasted nuthatches too! And recently I’ve been seeing the white breasted nuthatches for the first time ever! I really want to feed some but they don’t feed in my yard sadly. The red breasted nutties do tho!

Speaking of juncos, I just saw our pair doing some sort of courtship (I think) display! One was flaring it’s tail at the other while hopping on a branch. They then fed on the seeds I threw a few days ago. I saw the white tail feathers and it was super cool!


That’s awesome! Our robins migrate away but come back every summer! Wish I could see them year round tho.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

that is so awesome!! I used to see pine siskins about 5 years ago? I haven’t seen one since though

You see cedar waxies?! I see bohemian waxies every two years or so, in my yard anyway.

We see red breasted nuthatches too! And recently I’ve been seeing the white breasted nuthatches for the first time ever! I really want to feed some but they don’t feed in my yard sadly. The red breasted nutties do tho!

Speaking of juncos, I just saw our pair doing some sort of courtship (I think) display! One was flaring it’s tail at the other while hopping on a branch. They then fed on the seeds I threw a few days ago. I saw the white tail feathers and it was super cool!


That’s awesome! Our robins migrate away but come back every summer! Wish I could see them year round tho.

I had scarlet tanagers breeding near my house last year and eating at my suet feeders all summer. Stunning birds that look like they're from the tropics.

 

[Rico_Tiel]

I had scarlet tanagers breeding near my house last year and eating at my suet feeders all summer. Stunning birds that look like they're from the tropics.

LUCKY!!! I just looked it up and I am incredibly jealous of you! Do you ever see wild swans? Or black headed gulls?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

LUCKY!!! I just looked it up and I am incredibly jealous of you! Do you ever see wild swans? Or black headed gulls?

No to swans (they're not found in Maine) and black headed gulls (uncommon in Maine and only seen in winter if at all). I looked them up in a field guide.

 

[Rico_Tiel]

No to swans (they're not found in Maine) and black headed gulls (uncommon in Maine and only seen in winter if at all). I looked them up in a field guide.

That sucks! There’s a place here that you can go to and see HUNDREDS maybe even THOUSANDS of tundra swans, mallards, and Northern Pintails that gather ever spring on the coast. It’s so surreal and beautiful.

And there’s a lake by my house where there are a few mated pairs of BHGs and maybe herons? I’m not too sure as I can’t identify them, but anyway, they are living out there. And I think they probably found the 2 dead porcupines at the shore. It was a really sad scene. One of them seemed to have been drowned by someone or something, and the other seemed to have been killed on the shore by something. Not sure if its cause of death but it didn’t look natural. I’m sure the gulls found them already and ate them.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

That sucks! There’s a place here that you can go to and see HUNDREDS maybe even THOUSANDS of tundra swans, mallards, and Northern Pintails that gather ever spring on the coast. It’s so surreal and beautiful.

And there’s a lake by my house where there are a few mated pairs of BHGs and maybe herons? I’m not too sure as I can’t identify them, but anyway, they are living out there. And I think they probably found the 2 dead porcupines at the shore. It was a really sad scene. One of them seemed to have been drowned by someone or something, and the other seemed to have been killed on the shore by something. Not sure if its cause of death but it didn’t look natural. I’m sure the gulls found them already and ate them.

We do get TONS of migratory sea birds here. We have enormous clean salt marshes and many people travel to the long Maine coastline to go birding every spring and fall. My goal is to see the "Parrot of the Sea" - the Atlantic Puffin- found on the far northeast coast up near Canada.

 

[Rico_Tiel]

We do get TONS of migratory sea birds here. We have enormous clean salt marshes and many people travel to the long Maine coastline to go birding every spring and fall. My goal is to see the "Parrot of the Sea" - the Atlantic Puffin- found on the far northeast coast up near Canada.

Omg the Atlantic puffin is on my bucket list of seeing! What’s your favorite seabird to see? Also, have you ever seen a hummingbird?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Omg the Atlantic puffin is on my bucket list of seeing! What’s your favorite seabird to see? Also, have you ever seen a hummingbird?

I have three hummingbird feeders and see Ruby Throated Hummers everyday from mid may until October. They are fearless aggressive, and territorial. They know they have swords mounted on their faces and aren't afraid to use them against other Hummers trying to steal their flowers and nectar feeders.
My favorite seabird is the one I haven't yet seen- the Atlantic puffin! Big white Egrets are gorgeous too. Lots up here in summer.

 

[Niner10Tango]

I had scarlet tanagers breeding near my house last year and eating at my suet feeders all summer. Stunning birds that look like they're from the tropics.

The Scarlet Tanagers usually "pass thru" my area on the way further North. You are absolutely right, they are stunning. We do see them in Northern Michigan near the Cadillac / Traverse City areas.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

We do get TONS of migratory sea birds here. We have enormous clean salt marshes and many people travel to the long Maine coastline to go birding every spring and fall. My goal is to see the "Parrot of the Sea" - the Atlantic Puffin- found on the far northeast coast up near Canada.

And I see loons in the lake everyday. We have to be careful not to hit them with our boats. They're fearless, probably because they have deadly daggers on their faces.

 

[Niner10Tango]

No to swans (they're not found in Maine) and black headed gulls (uncommon in Maine and only seen in winter if at all). I looked them up in a field guide.

Being in the Great Lakes State, we get swans in the inland lakes and plenty of gulls and common turns. The gulls are usually hanging around nearby shopping centers and restaurants looking for a free meal and the common turns that almost look like a seagull hang out at the inland lakes. There is an app called "Merlin". It's connected with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I actually use it a lot. Not only does it have bird recognition, you can also record the sound and the app will help identify the songbird.

My Sister-In-Law that lives in Waterford gets many swans, both Mute and Trumpeter. On my visits to Northern Michigan, we do see many mergansers, cormorants, osprey, and my personal favorite, the bald eagles.

Then enjoying the fire at night, listening to the sounds of the owls (screech and the barred). makes visiting Northern Michigan even more enjoyable. We enjoy camping and the outdoors.

 

[Niner10Tango]

And I see loons in the lake everyday. We have to be careful not to hit them with our boats. They're fearless, probably because they have deadly daggers on their faces.

Atlantic Sea Puffins are sooooooooooooo cute. Seen one at a zoo. I believe the are called the "parrot of the sea".