By me, the Sparrows do not overcrowd and are well behaved. They keep the mosquitos and gnat populations down. My bird problem is Starling flocks that come in devour all of the suet in minutes. They do not eat seeds, but scare away all of the others.
I donāt see many Tufted Titmouse in my yard, but this one cooperated with a wingspan show.
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Soā¦he ran off. Did he die later? Iām confused as to how that works. What got him, and where? Thanks.
Nice video of the Titmouse. I have some that frequent the feeder all day. Iāll have to post some of my videos soon.
Here is my first WOC video since setting things up earlier this week. This is a brand new bird feeder in a brand new location. I noticed a neighbor in my association put a feeder up last year. His feeder took weeks for the birds to locate. My feeder was found the very next day, so Iām sure the location is good.
I need to buy a book such that I know what Iām looking at. Iām thinking large coffee table book with lots of giant close up pictures. Then again, Iām not looking to spend more on the book than I have on my feeder setup. Iām still tweaking the cam settings, but am happy to share my first success here. I also need to work on my video editing skills. These 3 videos were created from the original video which was compressed when emailed to myself from my phone.
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Cornell University has an app that I recommend.
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Thanks Tom, Iām installing it now.
Nice. I get the chickadees regularly. A Nuthatch recently showed up, then it brought a friend, so now Iām getting 2 at a time.
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Are they moths? Can they be bats?
On my unusual happenings I ruled out bats and moths due to various factors. I eventually discovered that many of the centipede-like āfliersā are cause by Crane Flies flying at a particular speed that blurs on a single frame of the video. I did research, set up experiments, eliminated variables, and eventually trapped some insects in correlation to video oddities. The āhoppersā may not be Crane Flies, but I have not confirmed what they areāyet. You can see some other oddities, and longer bird videos, on my YouTube Channel. Just search for āKeith Daelā or use this link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa8KGWnf_nLzw7ScIrrWB4w
Almost looks like these two are dancing. The full speed clip only lasts 2 seconds, so itās hard to see the details.
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A female Redwing Blackbird discovers the V3 Camera for the first time. Birds that see their reflection in the lens either are curious or attack the camera. Most get used to the idea of this āthingā being harmless.
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Good shot. I get flocks of them, including the Cowbirds and Grackles (so pretty). I have to tap on the window to make them go away so the other birds can have some too.
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Cardinal coming in for a landing
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Petronella Possum snacking 
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Wow. Thatās a nice one. 
