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u/jtromblay · 3 pointsr/birdpics

Yes I am using dried mealworms. Some of the experienced folks around here say they prefer live mealworms but they don’t mind the dried. You can also put them in a bowl with a little water to moisten them.

They also eat “no mess” nut mixes out of a standard feeder if the mealworms are gone. But the mealworms in a platform feeder were key to attracting them in the first place. I didn’t see any until then.

A blue bird house also helps during nesting season. We put one up this past winter and they took right to it!

Couple of notes: the worms also attracted starlings and they are ravenous. They’ll come in packs and eat all the worms up. Not everyone has this experience though. A friend does the same here but doesn’t see any starlings. That’s why the nut mix is a good backup food source.

Worms also attract other bully birds like cow birds and mockingbirds, blue jays occasionally eat them, but I find them much friendlier than the starlings. They let the other birds eat too.

Here are links to what I feed them. Bulk is the way to go because local stores charge 5X as much for smaller quantities. This 5 pound bag lasted me 2-3 months, until the hungry babies arrived. They keep raising the price, was $30, then $33 now $37.

5lb mealworms

This nut mix has smaller pieces than the local stores so there’s better feeder flow, no clogs from the larger pieces. Plus it attracts so many other birds too! Just make sure you have a squirrel proof feeder :)

lyric no mess nut mix

Let me know if you have any more questions. It’s been interesting to see the variety of birds that comes during the seasons!

u/mike413 · 4 pointsr/birdpics

You will need a camera with a telephoto lens, the longer the better. Image stabilization or a tripod will help you get clear shots.

Most manufacturers will list their lenses as '35mm equivalent', and you want at least a 300mm lens. More is usually better unless you are within a few feet of the birds.

If you're tight on money, look for a prosumer type camera with a long zoom. (These are cameras with lenses that cannot be removed.) Nowadays there are lots of superzoom models with lenses that go out way past 300mm. I should mention that it's pretty easy for a manufacturer to create a long zoom by making the lens extend longer. But you will also get a dimmer image, and the image quality may suffer. Read the reviews.

For best image quality, a DSLR is really what you want. You can get a 70-300mm zoom lens for an affordable price, and image quality will easily exceed the all-in-one cameras. Most affordable DSLRs have a nice 1.6x multiplier factor, so a 70-300 is like 112-480.

As you get into it more, you can get better lenses. The best choice of lenses comes from Canon and Nikon.

http://www.dpreview.com/

http://www.dpreview.com/products/search/cameras

some possibilities are:

fuji s4000 $175
canon sx40 $363
Nikon P510 $396
Canon rebel t3 + 18-55 + 70-300 $618

u/anotherep · 2 pointsr/birdpics

Haha, awesome. I'd buy that guide.



You could try this or this. They are probably ok. But regional guides are never going to be as useful as a good standard field guide. I recommend getting a western bird guides (I like Sibley) if you don't already have one and use one of the specific Oregon guides as a complement.

u/MsRenee · 8 pointsr/birdpics

Usually it happens when a few animals end up on an island with no predators. Flight takes a lot of energy and if nothing's chasing you, mutations that reduce your flight ability will not be selected against, especially if the reduction in flight ability also increases something useful, like fat reserves. If you're interested in the topic, read The Song of the Dodo. You can get it off Abebooks.com for a couple bucks or your library probably has it. It's a thick book, but pretty easy reading.

u/Evanescent_contrail · 2 pointsr/birdpics

Thanks, that's useful, I agree. Yes, that's the lens (specifically this one).

I'm probably a ways off from a completely new zoom, although the 500mm lens looks real nice.

u/ShirtlessGirl · 3 pointsr/birdpics

I’ve only seen a bunting once and he was stunning! To save money I do a 50/50 mix of the nuts and sunflower seeds to stretch out the nut blend. These are the nuggets. I buy them in bulk from amazon and the woodpeckers love these. I got my first red headed last year! https://www.amazon.com/C-S-Hot-Pepper-Nuggets/dp/B001PLA4PE

u/eightbitlincoln · 2 pointsr/birdpics

Thanks for the link, it was very interesting. If you haven't already, I would suggest that you read Gifts of the Crow. Great book on the subject.

u/morrisjm · 2 pointsr/birdpics

Was just looking at Corvidae books, there's also "Gifts of the Crow", haven't read yet but 4.5 stars on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Crow-Perception-Emotion-Thought/dp/1439198748/

Also Noah Strycker's "The Thing With Feathers" has a good chapter on Clark's Nutcracker memory, also corvids; they can remember thousands of cache locations, allowing them to breed in January in the mountains. That was the only corvid bit I think, but that whole book was good. https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Feathers-Surprising-Lives-Reveal/dp/159463341X/

u/Mirrinias · 3 pointsr/birdpics

No, it's not. Ravens are a completely different species than crows. The American crow is not even its closest relative in the genus Corvus.

One thing that always featured in my ornithology classes was that ravens and crows are not the same. I would say the only people who call ravens crows are the people who don't know the difference. I would recommend the Mind of the Raven by Bernd Heinrich for some great reading on these amazing birds. http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Raven-Investigations-Adventures-Wolf-Birds/dp/0061136050/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1/183-5801390-7915625

u/DoctorPath · 10 pointsr/birdpics

I found this little book about hollowing out logs to make natural bird houses . Went wondering in the woods looking for interesting sticks etc to fancy it up a bit. Made several.

Edit: link

book

u/DucksAreMyFriends · 1 pointr/birdpics

Yeah, I feel you. I do recommend this book though, I have it and it has all the information you're looking for!

u/republican4 · 7 pointsr/birdpics

It is a cedar waxwing. And here is a link to a good bird feild guide fo your future shots.

u/CrispyStatic · 2 pointsr/birdpics

Canon T4i(650D) w/ Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 shot @250mm

Yongnuo YN 560 III

Better Beamer "Flash Extender"

1/200 sec f/5.6 ISO 100

Just started shooting with the flash extender. This was taken at dusk. There wasn't much light. The flash extender acts as a magnifying glass for the flash, directing a nice even wall of concentrated light.

u/seekaterun · 3 pointsr/birdpics

It's their 2017 desk day calendar. New bird every day, minus the weekend.

https://www.amazon.com/Birds-Page-Day-Gallery-Calendar/dp/0761190104