Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 2958

issybird · 04-14-2026, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Spent some time climbing a ladder to replace the hummingbird feeder after cleaning. Then writing yet another reply to the strata council in regards to their blanket ban on bird feeders. I can agree about the ones where the seeds fall on the ground and attract rodents. Since the hummingbird feeder does not have seeds in it, that is not a worry. Making sure the feeder is bee proof and has a decent ant moat basically keeps anything that lacks a hummingbird's long beak from being able to feed from it.

Huh. Here the wildlife issue with bird feeders is bears. Fish & Game has a cutoff date for feeders of April 1 which is not mandatory but is strongly recommended. And ignored to their regret by people who end up posting to Facebook pictures of their former feeders post bear.

DNSB · 04-14-2026, 04:16 PM

That is one of the reasons that I keep the hummingbird feeders hanging from the outer edge of the eave over the balcony. We have had a few bears come through the complex including one that did a great job of shredding the doors on the recycle bins probably attracted by the organic recycling and another who when neighbours left a couple of bags of groceries in their van overnight prompted the bear to try their paws at breaking and eating.

04-14-2026, 04:16 PM	#44357
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 51,287 Karma: 179232776 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	That is one of the reasons that I keep the hummingbird feeders hanging from the outer edge of the eave over the balcony. We have had a few bears come through the complex including one that did a great job of shredding the doors on the recycle bins probably attracted by the organic recycling and another who when neighbours left a couple of bags of groceries in their van overnight prompted the bear to try their paws at breaking and eating.