Birdfy Feeder is pretty cool

[REG1976]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Wish we could put up something like that. Bears around here will find a way to rip that thing to shreds before we have it up for a week.

Wow the Bears are that close

[pgellis]

Get Safflower seed. Birds love it. Squirrels don’t.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by REG1976

Wow the Bears are that close

Black Bears around here a pretty harmless, but they are aggressive scavengers when nobody’s around to scare them off. Kind of like raccoons with super strength . They rip down our deer fencing at least once a year to get to our fruit trees.

We made the mistake of setting up a bird feeder inside the run we use for the dogs, and they climbed over 2 sets of fences to get to it.

They are quiet to. Dogs usually don’t even notice they’re in the area. Squirrels make more noise trampling through the woods then the bears do.

[SAllen2556]

If you're into bird watching at all, I'd highly recommend the Merlin Bird ID app.

You can be on a hike with the app running and it will identify birds by the sound. It's totally free, and it works really well. It's fun because you can hear a bird without being able to see it and the app will identify it. It also keeps track of all the birds you've identified. I'm up over 100.

It's the only app I've ever owned that I seriously considered giving money to.

[REG1976]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

If you're into bird watching at all, I'd highly recommend the Merlin Bird ID app.

You can be on a hike with the app running and it will identify birds by the sound. It's totally free, and it works really well. It's fun because you can hear a bird without being able to see it and the app will identify it. It also keeps track of all the birds you've identified. I'm up over 100.

It's the only app I've ever owned that I seriously considered giving money to.

My wife is, she has area that I call a Bird Sanctuary feeding them along with Hummingbirds. Thanks for the info on the app

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by REG1976

My wife is, she has area that I call a Bird Sanctuary feeding them along with Hummingbirds. Thanks for the info on the app

We do have a half dozen or so Hummingbird feeders hanging around the yard. Bears don't seem to bother with them. They just want the seeds and fruit.

[REG1976]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Black Bears around here a pretty harmless, but they are aggressive scavengers when nobody’s around to scare them off. Kind of like raccoons with super strength . They rip down our deer fencing at least once a year to get to our fruit trees.

We made the mistake of setting up a bird feeder inside the run we use for the dogs, and they climbed over 2 sets of fences to get to it.

They are quiet to. Dogs usually don’t even notice they’re in the area. Squirrels make more noise trampling through the woods then the bears do.

Where I lived before, they have Bear Season to keep the population down.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by REG1976

Where I lived before, they have Bear Season to keep the population down.

They've tossed that idea around here in CT, but haven't quite gotten to that point yet. They do now allow farmers to cull bear, if they have done damage to their property, and are pretty quick to euthanize a bear if it's been reported to be a threat, or gets way too comfortable around humans.

It's funny, when I was growing up in this area, we never saw Bears in the 70's-80's-90's, and nobody I knew ever saw one. Wasn't until the mid 2000's or so, I saw my first bear in one of our neighborhoods. Been pretty steady growth ever since.

I just saw a Mama and two cubs skirting our property last week.