16-01-2023, 08:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 16-01-2023, 08:22 AM by kiwimade64.)
It took me a while to get my ooomph back, mica. And I share yourfrustration!
Popeye, if you put sugar water out for the tui in the winter, they will come. I only leave water out in the summer and never feed our birds as there are enough bugs around for them. In the winter, this changes to sugar water and the bird seed mixed with peanut butter, dried fruit and dripping. Never bread as this can make them sick. Maybe you could buy or make a small bird feeder for MrP to put the water out for the tui. Then switch it to the 'winter' diet in the colder months. Tui also love fruit and the waxeyes will come to this as well. I split the odd banana length wise and put that out in the winter along with older fruit we haven't eaten. Pears, kiwifruit, apples, oranges, grapefruit (they love that!) and so on. Once again, that is for the winter.
Well done, Pud! You little toughie, you!
Popeye, if you put sugar water out for the tui in the winter, they will come. I only leave water out in the summer and never feed our birds as there are enough bugs around for them. In the winter, this changes to sugar water and the bird seed mixed with peanut butter, dried fruit and dripping. Never bread as this can make them sick. Maybe you could buy or make a small bird feeder for MrP to put the water out for the tui. Then switch it to the 'winter' diet in the colder months. Tui also love fruit and the waxeyes will come to this as well. I split the odd banana length wise and put that out in the winter along with older fruit we haven't eaten. Pears, kiwifruit, apples, oranges, grapefruit (they love that!) and so on. Once again, that is for the winter.
Well done, Pud! You little toughie, you!
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