A Hawk and the Bluejay Bomb Squad

In July we had a series of visits from a juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk. The Bluejays were not happy.

Birds of Brookwood

As I learn how to use a zoom lens on my phone (CoPedvic on a Moto G6), I will collect photos of birds in this post.

February 22, 2020

  

 

October 30, 2020

Fun to see a pair of some kind of sparrow, I think, at the feeders today. Shots taken with Moto G6 phone camera--no lens added on.

Suet Solution and More

I'm a huge fan of the "Squirrel Buster Pro" birdfeeder: it's so much fun to see the litter varmints try to figure out how to get to that delicious seed--and to see them thwarted at every turn! 

(The seed doors also slam on the heavier birds--blue jays and grackles. My only problem was the clever raccoon who managed to empty the feeder at night--not sure how. But thanks to my friends Vinnie and Debbie, I learned that weighting the feeder shut at night solves the issue.)

But how to solve the suet problem? I decided to hang the basket from a tree branch to keep it out of reach. Take a look at this sneaky devil figuring out how to get to the suet.

Yup, he figured out he could climb the rope and get to the suet. Back to the drawing board.

Here is my solution:

I took the dome off a defunct feeder, added old phone wire I had sitting in my workshop, and attached it to the rope. So far, no varmints have been stealing the birds' suet. 

Now, how do I get the big blue jays and grackles to share with the little guys--like the woodpecker in the picture above? Advice welcome.