On 1/3/2018 12:07 AM, JBurns wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Jan 2018 21:39:05 -0600, Terry Coombs >
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/2/2018 7:02 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> Mince and mashed.
>>>
>>> It's below freezing cold here on the coast and we're even expecting a
>>> bit of snow and icy roads tomorrow.Â* This is weird, weird, weird.
>>>
>>> The good news is I still have a crazy little hummingbird coming to my
>>> feeder.Â* I hope she survives the night.Â* (She's a female ruby throat.)
>>> I had to use an ice scraper to get the ice off the bird bath this
>>> morning.Â* The minute I filled it all kinds of birds were right there.
>>>
>>> I sent out a note to the folks on Dataw, if you have a bird bath,
>>> don't forget the birds need fresh water.Â* People started sending me
>>> pictures.
>>>
>>> https://s13.postimg.org/5misksepz/birds-ice.jpg
>>>
>>> Blue birds!Â* How pretty.Â* Yep, they're thirsty.Â* It's freezing cold
>>> down here and all the birds need water.
>>>
>>> The ones I took pictures of at my small birdbath are a mockingbird
>>>
>>> https://s13.postimg.org/4x008ilx3/mocking.jpg
>>>
>>> and a male cardinal
>>>
>>> https://s13.postimg.org/e4s8p9y53/cardinal.jpg
>>>
>>> At any rate, it is going to be very cold here tomorrow.Â* I think mince
>>> and mashed is a great idea for a hot comfort meal.
>>>
>>> For those who don't know, I'm talking about minced (ground) beef
>>> cooked with a bit of onion, S&P, water, Worcestershire sauce, cooked
>>> down to make a rather clear gravy.Â* Served over hot mashed potatoes.
>>> Delicious!
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Â* We call a similar hamburger -basedÂ* dish SOS ... and the birds here
>> are awesome this time of year . We've had as many as 15-18 pairs of
>> Cardinals out there . Most so far this year is 7 males , didn't count
>> the girls . We get a variety , todayÂ* - most days - we saw Cardinals ,
>> White Throated Sparrows , Tufted Titmice , Dark-eyed Juncos , Carolina
>> Wrens , Chickadees , Nuthatches , Red Belly Woodpeckers , Crows , and a
>> Bluejay ... we go thru about 40 pounds of seed every 6 weeks , and keep
>> seed and suet out year round . I'm really concerned about that
>> Hummingbird , there are no insects this time of year and they need
>> protein in addition to the nectar/syrup . We haven't seen a hummer since
>> (I think) late September or early October . There is a guy/website that
>> logs the northern migration in the spring , but nobody AFAIK keeps
>> records of last sightings .
>
> We get lots of regular visitors to our garden in Western Australia.
>
> We have a resident pair of these, they have three fledglings at the
> moment.
>
> https://www.google.com.au/search?q=w...w=1340&bih=610
>
> https://tinyurl.com/y7xsk6hp
>
> A pair of these is eating all the seed heads from my sunflowers
>
> https://www.google.com.au/search?dcr....0.WF-Gwbs5p7s
>
> https://tinyurl.com/ycnxofzb
>
> We also have grey butcherbirds, magpies, ravens, three varieties of
> honey eater, pink and grey galahs, rainbow lorikeets and the odd
> kookaburra.
>
> A cloud of these little guys flies in every evening to bathe when I am
> hand watering
>
> https://www.google.com.au/search?dcr....0.FXm-VWRKIms
>
> https://tinyurl.com/y9doh5v4
>
> We live in the foothills with lots of bushland nearby so occasionally
> we get one of these
>
> https://www.google.com.au/search?dcr....0.Yy05fZYPTkM
>
> https://tinyurl.com/y7unq25a
>
> or one of these
>
> https://www.google.com.au/search?dcr....kdCNlT5fI 7Y
>
> https://tinyurl.com/y7n9snfu
>
> JB
>
>
>
Rainbow Lorikeets! Love it.

Jill