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Wingscape BirdCam – Winter Water Source

Having open water in below freezing temperatures is a great way to attract birds. We have a heated bird bath at the Callaway Nature Preserve and decided to set up our Wingscapes BirdCam and see who was coming to get a drink.

Shock of shocks, this squirrel was captured getting a drink.

Someone crashed this House Sparrow party

Euro Starling and a Blue Jay

We have tons of House Finches, but didn’t know about this lone female Purple Finch

More starlings dirtying up the water

We have been using the BirdCam a lot more recently. We will try to have another report of how it is handling the ice and snow as well as a barrage of squirrels using it as a launch pad to try and get on the feeders.

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Vern says:

I like the web-cam thing. Unfrozen water is important for birds and a great way to attract them during the winter. Lvining next to the Big Spring which never freezes over as it is purely a spring fed creek I have noticed that especially during those times that every thing esle ices over, that the birds really turn up on the spring.

Posted on: December 12, 2007 @ 6:59 am
mon@rch says:

wingscape does take some interesting shots! I like the one with the bird in flight!

Posted on: December 12, 2007 @ 2:06 pm
Moe says:

Lovely photos! I’ve been meaning to put a heater in my birdbath, but I keep forgetting!

Posted on: December 13, 2007 @ 8:50 pm
The Birdfreak Team says:

Vern – Springs certainly are great in the winter
Monarch – Sometimes it feels like using it is “cheating” but it is nice to know what birds are in the yard while we are away
Moe – Heated baths are great! We wish we had a pond but maybe next year

Posted on: December 15, 2007 @ 5:11 pm