21 Replies to “Should The Feeder Be Empty”

  2. NatureSpeak Photos – I take photos of nature as an amateur. That being so, I prefer not to edit the photos so that they retain their "naturalness". These photos, even though silent, tell us volumes about life, principles, ethics and harmony. Silence and nature; so much to experience, so much to learn...
    NatureSpeak Photos says:

    What a beautiful post! I guess there is always plenty! Thank you for continuing to post beautiful pictures complemented by thought provoking words… Absolutely love your site!!

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  3. Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing – Chicago – Michelle Kogan is an artist, illustrator, instructor, and writer, creating colorful allegorical figure, flora and fauna paintings and children's illustrations, which have a sensitivity to endangered species, and the environment. She is an art instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Evanston Art Center and offers Plein Air Painting Workshops at nature venues in the Chicago area including the Lincoln Park Conservatory, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, and Lurie Gardens at Millennium Park. Visit her online Etsy Shop at: http://www.MichelleKoganFineArt.etsy.com and her website: http://www.michellekogan.com
    Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing says:

    Lovely bird, do you know what kind it is?
    I would love to fill my feeder again, unfortunately our neighborhood has visitors that prevent that…

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  4. Susan K. Hagen – Retired professor of Middle English literature and Master Gardener, living in north central Alabama—with additional interests in nature photography and poetry.
    Susan K. Hagen says:

    The woodpeckers fling seed like this as they look for peanuts in the feeder. The doves love it!

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  7. I just got the idea that I can start a birdfeeder at my new house.

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      1. In my part of the country snow never covers the ground and we are fortunate to have birds all year round

  8. I love it! And so very true. I have squirrels that fling the seed, but there is plenty to go around. I know some people hate the squirrels, but I don’t mind them. And most of the birds don’t mind eating from the ground.

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  9. Gretchen Del Rio – Crestline, California, USA – I first discovered the magic of water based colors when many years ago I began to paint with procion dyes on silk. I loved the unexpected quality of the process. It was so exciting to never be sure what the colors and water would combine to produce. It seemed as though the medium had its own passion. Painting with watercolors and paper is much the same. I love the color combinations and separations that occur spontaneously as the color floats on the water. You can never totally predict what effect will result. If you try to control the medium too much, your painting will be very tight losing its aliveness. The artist must be bold and decisive or the work will not be clear and fresh. It is really like a dance. It becomes a controlled folly in knowing when to let go and when to take charge of the direction that the painting is taking. The images that I paint reflect my emotions and are expression of my life experience. They are not extensively planned, but rather evolve as the painting progresses. I am always surprised by the end result since it comes into being because of what the medium and emotion has suggested. The paintings are from my heart and I always fall in love with the subject. I believe that we are all connected and, if an image touches you, it is because we all have the same heart even though our paths may be different. Most of all, painting what I paint makes me happy. The paintings are my own path unfolding. They are an opening door for me and contain my own passion for life.
    Gretchen Del Rio says:

    A survivor and opportunist…..just what you need to survive in the wild. It’s kind a dangerous down there but a meal is needed.

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