tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post5143027988766918042..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: When Chickadees Attack!Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-19678923454871250492009-09-11T05:03:14.656-04:002009-09-11T05:03:14.656-04:00Has anyone heard of chickadees pecking cats? I le...Has anyone heard of chickadees pecking cats? I left my cat on the balcony for several hours on a warm late summer day last week, and afterward I noticed that she had a tiny raw spot on the bridge (furry part) of her nose. A pair of excitable chickadees has been visiting the seed feeder there recently. She is old and slow, so I wasn't worried about her attacking the birds, but I hadn't considered the opposite possibility! (Other visitors in the past have included great tits, blue tits, green finches and blackbirds. I live in Berlin, Germany. Hooded crows occasionally caw to express their displeasure if they spot a cat, but they would have done a lot more damage, I think.)Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-72404789657290685142008-01-28T06:32:00.000-05:002008-01-28T06:32:00.000-05:00When I got back Sunday after being gone 10 days, o...When I got back Sunday after being gone 10 days, of course, the feeders were empty. A Downy Woodpecker was clinging to the trunk of a red maple tree next to my driveway, watching for my return. When he saw me, he swooped off to find his friends. Soon, a WB Nuthatch was hanging upside down on the (empty) peanut feeder while a Carolina Chickadee scolded me from thre top of an apple tree. <BR><BR>Of course, filling the feeders was a priority task, after watering the horses, but before unpacking the suitcases (a task still unfinished.) <BR><BR>Even the birdies were happy to see me come home!<BR><BR>~KathiKatDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-50419577857753168432008-01-24T00:52:00.000-05:002008-01-24T00:52:00.000-05:00It's that 'Zick's Suet Dough'...I made a batch wit...It's that 'Zick's Suet Dough'...I made a batch with a friend and the birds LOVE it, even in Oregon. Cute posting.NW Nature Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274110274292106230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-4170307707455119662008-01-23T21:02:00.000-05:002008-01-23T21:02:00.000-05:00Loved this one, I've looked at it two days in a ro...Loved this one, I've looked at it two days in a row just for laughs!Sassy1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-60455376787499972782008-01-22T20:12:00.000-05:002008-01-22T20:12:00.000-05:00Laughing out loud here... The birds at my feeders...Laughing out loud here... The birds at my feeders get a little militant also. While I'm filling their feeders they stare me down and get quite vocal but I've never had one tap on the window. How cool!<BR><BR>You have 7-Elevens in Ohio? I've only seen them in MD. Loved the Slurpees!Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-14971471670497904302008-01-22T17:52:00.000-05:002008-01-22T17:52:00.000-05:00We had a similar event with jays last year. One m...We had a similar event with jays last year. One morning we woke up to the most horrific shrieking--honestly, I thought a cat or a crow had gone after a nest or something, but no. <BR><BR>The massive bird emergency turned out to be that the local jays had brought their newly fledged offspring to their favorite restaurant (our porch) only to discover that it was closed. After that, they yelled for breakfast every single morning until all the kids left home.akeeyunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-8136018561674176112008-01-22T14:11:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:11:00.000-05:00That is one mean looking Carolina Chickadee!That is one mean looking Carolina Chickadee!Trixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04765602736333069178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-72241533890172897692008-01-22T06:42:00.000-05:002008-01-22T06:42:00.000-05:00LOLOL Bill! My birds here behave like spoiled bra...LOLOL Bill! My birds here behave like spoiled brats too when the feeders get low. It's so funny to watch them.Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-87644876402810911502008-01-21T22:19:00.000-05:002008-01-21T22:19:00.000-05:00Your birds have real moxie, I was impressed when t...Your birds have real moxie, I was impressed when the chickadees here sat on the empty window feeder and only stared in at me. Thanks for a good laugh !Heronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-80853411344291831562008-01-21T21:36:00.000-05:002008-01-21T21:36:00.000-05:00Not hilarious! This is my first feeder winter and ...Not hilarious! This is my first feeder winter and they have not begun this stuff yet. But if they do, they'll be joining the cats, dogs, with their food demands and I'll be deranged. What did I get myself into???Andréehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159511912645034019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-45511254256568002662008-01-21T18:47:00.000-05:002008-01-21T18:47:00.000-05:00Hilarious, Bill. I laughed out loud.Now back to s...Hilarious, Bill. I laughed out loud.<BR><BR>Now back to studying.Deahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736838935676675153noreply@blogger.com