had a good cry last night

[luvtimes]

a much needed rain and it soaked in really good... finally

it was relieving cause it was really too hot....

the birds I know enjoyed it...

the funny thing is I have the fountain, the bird bath and bird feeders.... and the birds are turning their beaks up at it... they prefer my garage gutters to bathe in... and are leaving me half worms all around the place... telling me that they just don't enjoy the feeders.....go figure...

[emilyB]

Strange about the birds not wanting the stuff in the feeders.  Maybe they are too picky - did you get it at the Dollar Store, ha ha?

[luvtimes]

lol  yep... Emily...lol

those little buggers are picky... and it could be that I've had these seeds out all winter and they maybe stale...

I have bags and more bags of it... don't want to open them until all that's in the feeders are gone... I may have these bags of seeds for years... I was thinking maybe if I could draw them into the bird bath with it by pouring the seeds in that... but I don't want to attract nothing other than birds...

and well I   don't know...

maybe I need another kinda feeder... one I can make... cause there's no money for that right now...

[sunshine]

Put out all  sunflower seeds and I guarantee you they will eat it. :-) Birds around here do not want that tiny mixture stuff.

[takncarabizniz]

Seed gets moldy and can actually kill birds...

If they aren't eating it, it's because it's no good.  If it's foreign made, it may well be laced w/ preservatives which end up becoming poisons to their systems.  You likely need to throw it out, clean the feeders thoroughly and start with fresh seed.

http://birding.about.com/od/birdfeeders/a/birdseedstorage.htm

http://birding.about.com/od/birdfeeders/a/Can-Birdseed-Go-Bad.htm


It's actually a good rule of thumb that you never buy more seed than will last for an entire birding cycle. 

[sunshine]

I buy the $10 size sunflower black oil sunflower seeds and go through at least 3-4 a month. They love it.

[takncarabizniz]

Buying as you use it is always the best way to go...if hubby would let me have regular feeders I would have them everywhere.  Perhaps in our next house.

[emilyB]

I actually buy the smaller bags of good bird seed with sunflower seeds mixed in.  It doesn't have time to hang around and get moldy.

[sunshine]

I like just sunflowers...they don't grow weedy plants and when they do grow, you can easily pluck them out. Oh yeah, and the birds love the the most.

[emilyB]

Almost all gone again!