Author Topic: If you build it they will come.. (Read 2762 times)

zydia · « **on:** August 02, 2010, 12:36:36 PM »

The pond has brought many new birds to the backyard.
scarlet tanager
indigo bunting
yellow finch

Bearb · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:05:40 PM »

WOW! That is really neat. To get to be visited by a yellow, red and blue is neat enough but all three in the same photo is really something.

Kittyzee · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:31:51 PM »

That's a beautiful picture--all three at once?! I'm so jealous I'm (nearly) speechless!! So cool!

Esther · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:40:54 PM »

I'm jealous too. My water flow is too strong for the birds.

water_sprite · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:41:25 PM »

WOW! Great photo! I'm jealous too!

matherfish · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2010, 06:55:17 PM »

Great pic with the three different birds there, and all so brightly colored!

Julles · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2010, 07:55:12 PM »

Man, all we have here in Houston are chickadees and pigeons.

You are really lucky!

2vetts · « **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2010, 04:48:00 AM »

chickadees are awesome , if reincarnation turns out to be fact i want to be a chickadee [soon i hope] . i'll probably be reincarnated as a duck , i'm afraid of heights and afraid of water . .....oh yeah , nice pix .

Loony · « **Reply #8 on:** August 03, 2010, 05:19:50 AM »

Put me on the list of jealous people too! I get mostly sparrows and mourning doves, with the occasional goldfinch.

frogman3 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 03, 2010, 06:38:48 AM »

Hummm... just down the road from Loony so pretty much the same birds here in Dayton. I guess with the cold winters you have to endure your reward is those awesome colored birds. Nice photo.

Indiana Karen · « **Reply #10 on:** August 03, 2010, 04:15:39 PM »

What a wonderful picture.

You lucky dog.

CoolShades · « **Reply #11 on:** August 03, 2010, 06:29:48 PM »

Nice photo, I have never seen a indigo bunting, quite regal!

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #12 on:** August 03, 2010, 07:24:01 PM »

Beautiful shot of all the cool and colorful birds visiting your pond! Do you keep a feeder out for these pretties?

vibraphonusrex · « **Reply #13 on:** August 03, 2010, 09:10:48 PM »

What beautiful birds! They're the same colors as my pond lights that turn on at night! Once in awhile, I see some birds in my stream, but nothing as colorful as those!

Bob Blomberg

zydia · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2010, 02:55:58 AM »

Thanks all, I to love that pic.
I do have to call the neighbor man on occasion to help me identify birds, like the scarlet tanager, I had never seen one before the pond.
And yes, we do feed the birds.
Love taking the camera outside with me.

jax · « **Reply #15 on:** August 05, 2010, 03:59:51 PM »

I'd give anything to have that happen at my pond.

karen J · « **Reply #16 on:** August 06, 2010, 08:12:58 AM »

Great photo.
Do you do anything special to attract the indigo bunting and scarlet tanager? I've never seen either one in real life. You say you feed the birds- do you mind if I ask what? Is it like a general mix, or something more specialized?

Wow!

moondivatx · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2010, 12:07:44 PM »

I'm here in central OK...I have saucers of water every where. Have Summer tanager, painted bunting, indigo bunting, doves, Pilated woodpecker...all sorts of birds. Water placed so that when they visit to drink or bath they won't be subject to lurking cats seems to be the key. Water...lots of water.

Mikey · « **Reply #18 on:** August 07, 2010, 09:30:28 PM »

Very colorful birds. Of the three you have there I only get the American Goldfinch here. I noticed a variety of different birds that started appearing in my garden after I built the pond. You are quite correct that a habitat friendly yard will attract wildlife.......including some that are not quite so welcome....

marla · « **Reply #19 on:** August 08, 2010, 08:06:07 AM »

OMG what a great picture!!!! amazing to see all three at once, especially the tanger and indigo, they are a little shyer, I will occasionally see one fly by or in the lilac hedge but never close enough to get a picture. This year I had a Rose breasted Grossbeak at the falls, but the picture again was not as nice as yours.

dsep · « **Reply #20 on:** August 08, 2010, 09:24:16 AM »

great shot wish i had those birds in NY

LeeAnne151 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 11, 2010, 12:11:40 PM »

Wonderful picture.

We have American Goldfinches here but not in the city, just saw one a couple days ago out at the barn though. It was a rare sighting for me.

We have Western Tanagers which are yellow and red but they aren't as striking as the Scarlet ones.