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Birders

Qutzupalotl

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5. Ever try an upside-down feeder?

Reply to cyclonefence (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2023, 07:37 PM

Jul 2023

Goldfinches can eat upside-down, but house finches can't. It works well to discourage house finches and others, provided you use Nyjer thistle. If you use sunflower kernels…they love it so much they'll contort themselves to get some!

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Damn house finches [View all] cyclonefence Jul 2023 OP

I share your pain. IA8IT Jul 2023 #1

For a while I fed the finches Nyjer in their own feeder Yonnie3 Jul 2023 #2

;-) elleng Jul 2023 #3

"Our" birds are pretty good about taking turns. 3catwoman3 Jul 2023 #4

The word originally described a crimson color Donkees Aug 2023 #6

Oho cyclonefence Aug 2023 #8

The dye color was extracted from sea snails (purpura patula) Donkees Aug 2023 #9

How interesting. Thnx. 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #12

I read a lot :) Donkees Aug 2023 #13

Purpura is also a medical term referring to the... 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #14

Yes, and 'blood' (haema) is part of the scientific name of Purple Finches (Haemorhous purpureus) Donkees Aug 2023 #15

No matter how obscure the topic, there is... 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #11

Ever try an upside-down feeder? Qutzupalotl Jul 2023 #5

I never even heard of such a thing cyclonefence Aug 2023 #7

Quite a few of "our" sparrows, and some chickadees, have figured out how to... 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #10