On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 amk17 at earthlink.net wrote:

> Does anyone have any funny feeder observations?
>
> I've got a couple of flickers here in Phinney that have been landing on my
> "squirrel-proof" caged seed feeder, sticking their heads through the grate,
> and finally, shooting their tongues into the feeder to get at the sunflower
> seeds. It's amazing how long their tongues are and an interesting little
> window into their bug feeding behavior.

I've had the same thing happening at my squirrel-proof feeder, the kind where
the weight on the perch drops a 'gate' over the food.

I assumed the flicker was going for the flying ants that love to get into that
specific feeder (ewwwwww, how I hate those specific insects!).

I've had quite the crowd at my suet feeders the past few days - love the
bunch-o-bush-tits that comes carousing through the yard. Even the crows were
checking out the suet, and they normally don't give a hoot about it.

Susan Collicott
Sunset Hill neighborhood
Seattle, WA
camelama at speakeasy.net