![]() ![]() Calorie-rich sunflowers and fatty oils of suet cakes are cheesecake for hungry bears. Bears will find black oil sunflower seeds in any NH backyard. Most people learn to take down birdfeeders at night to thwart black bears. Purple finch females visit sunflower feeder. It’s always good to review “the birds and the bees." I’ll stick with the birds… ![]() Joining the birds are honey bees and bumblebees. Tree flowers attract bright orange Northern orioles and Ruby-throated hummingbirds who sip nectar at these flowing trees. Memorial Day weekend is also apple and crab apple blossom time. To quote Hall of Fame Baseball legend Yogi Berra: “ You can observe a lot by watching." I’ve been spotting birds I don’t typically see because I’m spending more time watching. More sets of eyes and even at mid-day are resulting in a notable increase in people talking and sharing photos about the birds.īirds are always spectacular in May but more of us are actually watching and listening carefully. There isn’t any sudden influx of unusual birds arriving in NH this spring but what is unusual is the increase in the sheer number of people staying close to home during the COVID-19 “Stay at Home” Order who have begun watching birds. I received a question recently asking if there have been more unusual bird sightings this spring. ![]()
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