New bird alert at my house and lifer!!! Western Tanager.
The bird bath and feeders is outside my home office window and I totally yelled "oh my god what is that?! Where's my camera?! Holy shit its a f'ing tanager!!!" Of course the husband said nothing. 😑
California, Spring Valley (San Diego County)
2nd owner. 75k miles. Transmission had internal failure. I already know about the engine on this model blowing thru oil.
I am pissed. KIA is not providing ANY kind of goodwill effort and is pulling the loner they were letting me use. Parts are on back order.
Curious if anyone had the same issue.
Born and raised in SD. I know we all cannot stand the crooks at SDGE. But fucking hell. (and yeah solar is NOT and option for everyone) Hoping 'balcony solar' is passed in CA soon.
These juvenile hooded orioles crack me up. They dont get in the bath a ton, but when they do its a party! 🤣
I have been toying with the idea of making some of my own. Anyone had success? Its hot and humid where I am currently. I hear the gelatin doesn't hold well in the heat?
It was 91 at my house yesterday. 🥵 My phone was blowing up with notifications! Just posting the highlights. More in the comments.
ETA: San Diego County, California (spring valley area)
This is actually temporary while I work on the DIY fountain I had in that spot. I might just keep this one cause its way easier to clean. 😆
These black phoebes at my house are loving the deep end! 🤣
San Diego county, california. (Spring valley)
Get a dead branch and put it next to your bird bath. I just added it and I swear more are coming to the bath. But we are in a heat wave, so could be that...
Keep it twiggy, or the squirrels will use it for a launch spot to your feeder.
Ugggh. Pretty sure I have a sick sparrow of some kind. Sat at the bird bath for 5 min and looked like it was gonna fall over. Very lethargic. Didn't even care when I got close to it.
This sucks. Pretty sure its salmonella. I juuuust put my feeders back up after dealing with 'fat finch disease'. 😭
Looks like I may be sticking to nectar and whole nuts....no more seed for the sparrows/finchs/doves.
ETA: and I clean my stuff weekly. Even the bird bath.
Black Phoebe out for a swim. We’ve been in a heat wave at my house for a week.
San diego county, california (spring valley area)
Finally he hung around long enough for me to get some pics. I pressed nuts into some home made bark butter. Seems no one cares for my bark butter, so they dig out the nuts. 🤣 I've seen a female too.
Nutall's Woodpecker. San Diego County, California (spring valley area)
Its been hot at my house. LOTS of activity in the bath. 🥰
New friend at my house today! female black headed grosbeak.
San Diego, CA (spring valley if you know it)
She is checking out the worm feeder. Oriole in the back.
Located in San Diego County, California (Spring Valley if you know it). This is the view when I work from home. 💖
I have 2 nuthatches that hang out on this tree, and yes I added their very own little tray.
I made a very nice stacked pot fountain that I am super pleased with a while back and the birds like it too. But I have a sloooooow leak where I plugged the hole in the pot. I forget what I used but I know the product did say water proof. The pot is also terracotta inside, outside is glazed.
Any tried and true products to share? I keep putting off redoing it.....and just keep refilling the water.
On hand I have JB water weld epoxy stick, and Loctite 100% silicone sealer (aquarium safe)
I know someone here will feel my sadness. I noticed 2-3 house finches at my feeders that just didn't look right. Turns out its Avian Trichomonosis (aka Fat Finch Disease). They looked really rough. Poofy, snotty noses/beaks, and throwing up food. I feel soooooo bad! One that they got sick at my feeders, and two that I have to have my feeders down for at least two weeks. The next day all the birds were frantically looking for seed.