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(Part 2 Dome Feeder) BACK-STORY of TLLG's Rain or Shine Feeders
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TheLastLeafGardener
(IC: blogger)
Saturn was represented at last night's 2013 Fourth of July fireworks display over New York City's Hudson River last night. This can be seen in the first image below. Images two-four are just a few of the photo-ops I captured as I stood alongside the Hudson River watching the display.
I must confess, dear reader, that I found the entire hoopla/extravaganza to be one of those Peggy-Lee-Is-all-there-is?-moments! Perhaps this is because leading up to the "show"," the media hyped it for 24/7 over a number of days, and I felt since I live so close to a viewing area that I must go! Therefore, I attribute my letdown to the expectations brought on by the press, but perhaps there is another reason I had a let down!
For I have an extraordinary display to see every day, and it is hard to top that! The "display" I am able to see all day long is observing the progress of the flowers, herbs, ornamental grasses, plants, shrubs, trees, and vines, which grow in my urban garden, as well as watching the antics of the various wild birds (14 types as of this date) which visit it.
However, some of these birds had the best seats for viewing the fireworks, which was from their perch atop the string lights that I have hanging in my garden, as evidenced in images five through seven below.
When my visiting birds aren't watching fireworks or noshing, they spend time atop my string lights watching the world go by! BUT the majority of what the birds do while they are here is to eat; and this fact brings me to the purpose of today's post, my promised follow up (part two) of an entry I initially made re rain or shine feeders on June 28th 2013.
In Part One of my follow-up (posted earlier this week), I discussed the placement issues which I had with the Droll tube feeder, and I stated that it was when I saw my visiting birds contend with the rain while trying to eat (as seen in image eight) that I procured a dome feeder, the feeder I am featuring in today's entry.
When I first got the dome feeder I hung it in the same place I had hung the Droll Tube. The dome feeder's initial placement can be seen in images nine through twelve.
However, I ultimately had to remove it from where it was hanging, and so, as I had done with the Droll tube, I placed the dome feeder atop various surfaces in my garden; which the house finches as well as mourning doves seemed to appreciate, as evidenced in images thirteen through fifteen.
It is while the dome feeder was placed atop a surface that visiting titmouses began to nosh in my garden as seen in pictures sixteen and seventeen. Even Cam (my lone female cardinal) gravitated towards the feeder when it was placed atop a table as opposed to hanging. (See photo eighteen).
Ultimately, I gave this feeder to my mother so she could enjoy the presence of visiting birds. And with this, I conclude Part Two of my follow-up. I will provide details of other feeders in separate posts, so please stay tuned for Part Three!
I must confess, dear reader, that I found the entire hoopla/extravaganza to be one of those Peggy-Lee-Is-all-there-is?-moments! Perhaps this is because leading up to the "show"," the media hyped it for 24/7 over a number of days, and I felt since I live so close to a viewing area that I must go! Therefore, I attribute my letdown to the expectations brought on by the press, but perhaps there is another reason I had a let down!
For I have an extraordinary display to see every day, and it is hard to top that! The "display" I am able to see all day long is observing the progress of the flowers, herbs, ornamental grasses, plants, shrubs, trees, and vines, which grow in my urban garden, as well as watching the antics of the various wild birds (14 types as of this date) which visit it.
However, some of these birds had the best seats for viewing the fireworks, which was from their perch atop the string lights that I have hanging in my garden, as evidenced in images five through seven below.
When my visiting birds aren't watching fireworks or noshing, they spend time atop my string lights watching the world go by! BUT the majority of what the birds do while they are here is to eat; and this fact brings me to the purpose of today's post, my promised follow up (part two) of an entry I initially made re rain or shine feeders on June 28th 2013.
In Part One of my follow-up (posted earlier this week), I discussed the placement issues which I had with the Droll tube feeder, and I stated that it was when I saw my visiting birds contend with the rain while trying to eat (as seen in image eight) that I procured a dome feeder, the feeder I am featuring in today's entry.
When I first got the dome feeder I hung it in the same place I had hung the Droll Tube. The dome feeder's initial placement can be seen in images nine through twelve.
However, I ultimately had to remove it from where it was hanging, and so, as I had done with the Droll tube, I placed the dome feeder atop various surfaces in my garden; which the house finches as well as mourning doves seemed to appreciate, as evidenced in images thirteen through fifteen.
It is while the dome feeder was placed atop a surface that visiting titmouses began to nosh in my garden as seen in pictures sixteen and seventeen. Even Cam (my lone female cardinal) gravitated towards the feeder when it was placed atop a table as opposed to hanging. (See photo eighteen).
Ultimately, I gave this feeder to my mother so she could enjoy the presence of visiting birds. And with this, I conclude Part Two of my follow-up. I will provide details of other feeders in separate posts, so please stay tuned for Part Three!
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Published July 5th, 2013 2:40 PM
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Alexandra Arena on Jul 05, 2013LOVE, Patricia! I watched the Macy's Fireworks too! ;)
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TheLastLeafGardener on Jul 05, 2013I remember that you said you'd be watching the MACY'S FIREWORKS @Alexandra Arena! Did you feel the "display" lived up to the hype? AND Did you watch them from a boat? (I thought you said this is what you wanted to do.) You must admit my visiting birds had the best view!
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