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Daddy-O claims our yard as his territory he’s actually protective yet kind all at one time such a cool bird

Red Whiskered Bulbuls have the most beautiful voice of all the species that come visit us although many sing beautifully these Bulbuls are amazing bummer that they don’t choose to sing often

The Baby’s came all by themselves to the seed bowls

The Mynah birds are so creative and so skilled at solving problems it’s worth paying for grapes as the price of admission

As Babies the Red Crested Cardinals have a Brown Crest this youngster is turning red and his beak is still a bit black as an adult the beak will be a cream color he’s truly funky looking but at this age they have little fear and will chase other birds from the seed bowls im hoping as he matures he will still visit but my guess is the parents won’t allow him into their territory as happens with almost every baby regardless of species except the Dumb Birds (Doves)

These birds are super intelligent I wonder what the bowing means

These Bulbuls just love fruits especially sweet ripe fruits Grapes are not common in Hawaii so it took a while for them to even try them out but once they tasted this fruit they check out my yard as a stop for their daily meals

These tiny birds are so industrious and sure love Grapes currently there are a lot of bees also eating the grapes I’m guessing it’s the time of year that there are not a lot of flowers in bloom

Daddy-O the Male Northern Cardinal is doing his courting dances with the albino face Female I call her old dog face so weird all the odd chirps and songs he’s been doing for a few days now I guess he’s picked his potential mate

I call her Chirpy because she chirps a lot until I put the seed bowls onto the table but this gal is a stunning beauty her crest has awesome red tinge to it and her wings have a red as well it’s not something this camera can seem to catch and it’s more evident when she’s in flight but compared to other females she’s all ready to go out on the town on a Friday night she blows away all the other females IMHO and she’s quite a character her Grandmother was the bird that started us feeding seeds and grapes our main target species is the Northern Cardinal but several other species are on our list of favs we don’t like the Doves and Pigeons they eat way way way too much and are just pigs In so many ways

The Red Whiskered Bulbul family is so cute feeding their Baby with a Japanese White Eye also trying to get a bit of the grapes for itself it sure seems like Grapes are almost like a treat for the birds they all get excited when I attach the grapes to the potted hibiscus plant and start eating before I even get into the house

I just finished up raking leaves and filling water bowls as soon as I sat down they all came in as they were waiting for me to get out of their way

More different species paying a visit for the easy eats

This appears to be a young and pretty Female she’s a bit skittish still and the Canaries already know there bowls of seeds are theirs since they’ve been coming for a couple of years but Cardinals catch on fast as they are incredibly smart for the birds visiting our back yard the only smarter are the Mynah birds the Mynah’s are just amazing but so are the Cardinals

This is Momma the bird that started us on feeding back yard birds she’s been away for several months after her mate passed away she is the coolest bird I have ever seen and she still is it was as if she was here all along

The grapes were out fir a bit as soon as I placed more in the Hibiscus these 2 White Eyes were so excited and Happy

A female Northern Cardinal Female one of 2 sisters that visit our yard for seeds and fruits they really like Grapes this one is so colorful but she’s also invading her Sisters Territory

I placed these on the table in preparation for placing the grapes into the Plumeria Tree and Hibiscus plant but these Bulbuls couldn’t wait and even in the rain

This is Momma the coolest bird in my world for sure she’s awesome and so damn cool color wise she’s a real plain Jane probably the most plain Jane female I’ve ever seen but damn she Rocks we know her so well we can read her moods she’s going thru some sort of a loss right now as she stays silent when she’s happy again she’ll start talking to us a total sweetie

Pretty Girl one of our Northern Cardinal Frens

Baby Canary or Saffron Finch is feeding itself it’s sibling has already been chased out of the nest and this one is gonna get it soon imho he/she is a cutie it’s sad watching Mom and Dad chase them off because they peck at their heads pretty hard and chase them all around until they stay away nature can be so brutal I remember the previous Canary Baby and how he/she would sneak over and beg for the seeds until Mom / Dad saw and chased the poor guy away but he was pretty persistent for about a week

Such cute little baby birds

These are the smallest birds that visit our Back Yard and never eat any of the fruits or seeds that I put out to feed the birds preferring to eat whatever it is they forage for in the lawn they are also hard to catch on my cell phone camera

Today’s Buffet includes Mixed Seeds with Dried Fruits, Mangoes, Papaya, Red Seedless Grapes & Green Seedless Grapes along with many really happy Birds the neighbors Cat is on occasion cutting the meals short but the birds are not easily cornered

Backyard Birds Northern Cardinal’s male and female this is how I present the grapes to the fruit loving birds I also place some grapes on top of a table but the birds prefer a more natural approach and typically only eat off the table when the grapes in the potted hibiscus run out I’ll answer any questions anyone has that I may have information about even the long story of a baby Northern Cardinal that got stuck overnight in the very hibiscus the grapes are hanging from that night introduced us to actually really paying attention to our suburban surroundings and all of the actual bird activity it’s a lot of fun but we had to learn many things the hard way and at one point had huge parrots squawking at 6:00 am arguing over the seeds my neighbors were not too pleased with the large birds squawking and squealing at 6:00 am I do have some videos of these birds I’ll dig up and post later