Hand-feeding Birds in Slow Mo - Black-capped Chickadees, Tufted Titmouse

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Oct 12, 2022

Black-capped Chickadees and a Tufted Titmouse stop by for foodstuffs. The first Chickadee gets bumped off the Hand of Snacks but comes back at the end - sunflower seed still in his/her beak - to load up on seeds.

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1. I'm gonna try this.

I sit out on my back deck, almost every nice night. Chicks come visit on the table when there are crumbs there. If I held out some sweet seed and nuts, I bet some of them would take a chance. Maybe even the red squirrels. Had one make a detour up my leg tonight, but quickly realized that was not the best play.

On edit: Chick-a-dee's are the most inquisitive birds in the woods. They will follow you as you walk = quarter mile at times...same bird. No doubt that I could have one land in my hand, gonna try it, next deck night.

[Donkees]

2. Good Luck :)

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3. Cost nothing, brings priceless experience.

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4. This photographer has a page explaining how she setup the feeding area ....

How to Hand Feed Birds

https://jocelynandersonphotographyshop.com/pages/how-to-hand-feed-birds

It's a very special feeling to have a wild bird eat out of your hand. I go to a park with friendly birds, but many people have been able to get their backyard birds hand feeding. I have collected some tips on how to do this, which I'd like to share with you below.


The Prop Setup

Set up a mannequin or use PVC pipe to build a human shape in a chair using your clothes. One day swap out places with the mannequin, clothes and all.

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5. Fascinating....I am so docile on the back deck that all the folks feeding don't seem to care.

Listen to music, move around, they don't care.....as long as the feeders are full.