Re: Attracting more birds

Watch it Val, you're going to have Bob drooling!! ;)
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"Valkyrie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I personally think you are going about this all wrong, it's not the
> surrounding plants but the ensemble you wear when filling the feeders.
> Through personal experience I have found that wearing a pair of Morty
Moose
> slippers, an over sized down parka over flannel jammies and ratty bathrobe
> and pink spongy curlers in your hair on an early morning trip out to fill
> the feeders will have the birds arriving in droves.
>
> Northwest Feeder filling fashion maverick,
> Val
>
> "luke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for plants that i could put in my
> > garden that would attract the interest of migrating warblers, vireos
> > etc.  I seem to be on a fairly good route here in SW Connecticut -
> > having had a number of warblers visit the garden over the year (around
> > 20 species including Golden-Winged, Worm Eating and Bay-Breasted and 3
> > vireo species).  In the spring they seemed to be particularly
> > attracted to my apple tree and in the winter were hanging around the
> > various pines and small section of hedgerowish area.  Mainly i'd like
> > to try and get them to hang around a little while longer as they are
> > often in and out fairly quickly.
> >
> > Anybody have any good ideas for plants that will interest these or
> > other birds, my local garden centre seemed dumbfounded when I tried to
> > approach them for suggestions.
> >
> > Luke
>
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