tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post2142260348486093501..comments2023-09-13T09:41:23.516-04:00Comments on Terra Mirabilis: Fall migrationTerra Mirabilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05889673556489343913noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-82056122652106903892010-09-20T19:45:46.766-04:002010-09-20T19:45:46.766-04:00The LBJs (little brown jobs) have arrived! In the ...The LBJs (little brown jobs) have arrived! In the garden today, I saw a black and white warbler as well as a yellow throated warbler within a few minutes of each other. There were plenty more, but I couldn't tell what they were from a distance.Terra Mirabilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889673556489343913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-77584871965125784022010-09-19T19:59:03.711-04:002010-09-19T19:59:03.711-04:00Meems, it does seem to be hit or miss and I don...Meems, it does seem to be hit or miss and I don't know why. They may visit feeders when you're just not there to see them. And as I said, last year was the first time I've seen them (first a male and later a female) in my yard, but my friend has many visiting her's because they flit around the interior of her neighbor's horrible Brazilian pepper. <br /><br />They should have arrived in your part of Florida by now, if the PBOT's recordings are correct. Does anyone in your neighborhood have them?Terra Mirabilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889673556489343913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-56079665071992204082010-09-19T16:39:46.173-04:002010-09-19T16:39:46.173-04:00Hi Penny,
I've seen lots of painted buntings i...Hi Penny,<br />I've seen lots of painted buntings in north Florida but never in my yard. It is such a beautiful bird and from the information here I have all the right stuff. :-) Obviously something is missing but I don't know what. I sure hope you see some and can hide to photograph them. <br />MeemsMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-60419827308761551562010-09-19T12:10:22.466-04:002010-09-19T12:10:22.466-04:00This just in: Friends bicycling past stopped to sa...This just in: Friends bicycling past stopped to say that there are painted buntings here all year round.Terra Mirabilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889673556489343913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-52637208143693390202010-09-19T10:07:17.989-04:002010-09-19T10:07:17.989-04:00FG: Nice photo! And I've been told exactly the...FG: Nice photo! And I've been told exactly the same thing about "hiding" from them. Thanks.Terra Mirabilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889673556489343913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-72453008459391616992010-09-18T23:49:40.326-04:002010-09-18T23:49:40.326-04:00Like you mentioned above, the buntings are fairly ...Like you mentioned above, the buntings are fairly common, just really shy. You need lots of trees and shrubs to attract them to your feeders. Then, if you want to see them, you have to hide your entire body and peek through the side of a window. I always learn what times they hit the feeders and am sitting by the window waiting. Do you see the photo on my profile? That's a painted bunting on a dormant plumeria in my garden. I love to take their photos, when I can manage it through glass.Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-65737093696756193582010-09-18T13:42:28.230-04:002010-09-18T13:42:28.230-04:00Hey, Nana and Steve. May we all be blessed with nu...Hey, Nana and Steve. May we all be blessed with numerous colorful visitors this season.Terra Mirabilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889673556489343913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-16353704759139325562010-09-18T13:21:43.613-04:002010-09-18T13:21:43.613-04:00That radar bit was pretty amazing to learn! We us...That radar bit was pretty amazing to learn! We used to have a painted bunting population in our backyard when I lived in Georgia, and they really are the most spectacular passerines imaginable. Even the females, normally drab in other species, have this beautiful bright green plumage that I find even more remarkable than the male's!Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-1408849642516983812010-09-18T13:17:03.106-04:002010-09-18T13:17:03.106-04:00I have lots of dense, unruly shrubbery and dense, ...I have lots of dense, unruly shrubbery and dense, huge oaks. Maybe this year they'll stop by the feeders. Thanks BTW for the fig info.NanaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425496284594894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-70156098089667200762010-09-18T09:42:19.577-04:002010-09-18T09:42:19.577-04:00Hey, Nana. I had the first one in my garden last y...Hey, Nana. I had the first one in my garden last year, a male and then a female. It's not just the millet, they like to have plenty of cover. Like you, I have a friend who has lots of them, and they hang out in dense, unruly shrubbery.<br /><br />FG, do you have any tips for attracting them? Perhaps you can alert the PBOT when they arrive.Terra Mirabilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889673556489343913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-65714786458695432272010-09-18T08:39:41.923-04:002010-09-18T08:39:41.923-04:00Ooh, thanks for the heads up! I'll get the fe...Ooh, thanks for the heads up! I'll get the feeders ready ASAP! The buntings are my favorite backyard birds.Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51233876271868977.post-9842871775899561872010-09-18T07:59:52.139-04:002010-09-18T07:59:52.139-04:00I have been hoping for these in my backyard for ye...I have been hoping for these in my backyard for years and haven never seen even one. My friend, who lives 2 miles away, has bunches of painted and indigo buntings at her feeders during their time in our area. I'll have to check the content of my birdseed for white millet.NanaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425496284594894548noreply@blogger.com