pussywillows

re: Hummingbird arrival

Posted by pussywillows on 9/19/26 at 9:47 pm to s14suspense

thanks!

re: Hummingbird arrival

Posted by pussywillows on 9/19/26 at 9:44 pm to pussywillows

My traffic has been slowing down the past few days...I don't ever get the large numbers that some of you do, but I had 10-12 until Wednesday...today there were 4, so I cut back to 2 feeders...here are some pictures from the past month or so...

re: Transgender attractiveness.

Posted by pussywillows on 9/6/26 at 9:56 pm to chryso

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The answer to your question is Winston cup

i think you mean sirwinston :lol:

and there appears to be a few of his alters in this thread...

re: Tell me about birdhouses

Posted by pussywillows on 9/5/26 at 3:30 pm to boxcarbarney

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Wren birdhouse

for carolina wrens, you could have just as well put an old shoe or coffee can outside...they'll nest in anything :lol:

re: Had a hummer hanging around this morning....time to put out the feeders

Posted by pussywillows on 8/30/26 at 2:24 pm to GREENHEAD22

i've read that they don't care for the store bought kind...it's easy to make, you can even do it in a microwave...i don't normally have much traffic, 2-3 birds come pretty steadily between migration times, so i don't put a lot of nectar out at a time...that way if traffic increases i can just add more feeders with a little more nectar than usual...

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re: Had a hummer hanging around this morning....time to put out the feeders

Posted by pussywillows on 8/29/26 at 11:01 pm to GREENHEAD22

yes, the nectar starts to ferment after 2-3 days when it's really hot...it will start to develop bacteria which can make them sick, and eventually kill them...it causes an infection that causes their tongues to swell up, and they can no longer eat/drink...

the feeders need to be soaked in a 1:5 white vinegar/water solution, scrubbed inside and out, and rinsed thoroughly before refilling them...

i'm not sure why your visitor doesn't seem to be using the feeder though if it's only been up for 2 days...did you use a 1:4 sugar/water mix?

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re: Had a hummer hanging around this morning....time to put out the feeders

Posted by pussywillows on 8/29/26 at 9:32 pm to GREENHEAD22

how often do you clean the feeder and put fresh nectar out? in this heat, you have to clean and refill at least every 2 or 3 days...

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re: Details on Starbase Louisiana Deal

Posted by pussywillows on 8/27/26 at 3:54 pm to SATNIGHTS

quote:
Booth’s

has been closed for almost 2 years...

re: B.R spending $60m to add 10’ wide sidewalks on each side of Florida from 22nd to Airline…

Posted by pussywillows on 8/21/26 at 11:16 pm to armytiger96

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These are projects paid for by a dedicated tax

it appears that is the case for $15.1 million...the rest is state and federal grants...for those asking why it can't be spent elsewhere, grant money cannot be spent on anything except the specific project it is attached to...

re: An interesting, and quite pretty, beetle I saw in the backyard earlier

Posted by pussywillows on 8/19/26 at 12:51 am to LegendInMyMind

i believe inaturalist had 3 suggestions, and the images for the end band net-winged beetle looked the closest...i had no idea what it was :lol:

re: An interesting, and quite pretty, beetle I saw in the backyard earlier

Posted by pussywillows on 8/19/26 at 12:50 am to LegendInMyMind

i'm good! hope you are the same...

re: An interesting, and quite pretty, beetle I saw in the backyard earlier

Posted by pussywillows on 8/18/26 at 4:31 pm to LegendInMyMind

Cool bugs and pictures, man! I wish I could be spending more time outside lately, but the older I get, the more the heat gets to me, lol...

Here are a few fairly recents bugs though...

End band net-winged beetle

Halloween pennant

Viceroy

Roseate skimmer

re: Hummingbird arrival

Posted by pussywillows on 8/4/26 at 7:30 pm to weadjust

:lol:

i have one adult male currently, as well as two or three juveniles and at least one female...when i sit out to take pictures, the adult male will fly away momentarily if i so much as turn my head...the others don't mind me being around, and will occasionally fly up within a foot or two of my face before they go to the feeder...some of the juveniles are a bit scruffy, but i wish there were more distinguishing characteristics like the one you have...

re: Hummingbird arrival

Posted by pussywillows on 8/4/26 at 6:52 pm to Spankum

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I guess maybe they associate humans with food somehow.

they remember individual faces, and every place they have ever found feeders or flowers...

re: New Orleans going back to chocolate city status

Posted by pussywillows on 8/3/26 at 9:27 pm to PelicanState87

why have you pretended to be black numerous time on here? here's one example of many...

black guy visited nashville for the first time and my thoughts

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Granted I'm conservative and enjoy all music but I had an overall good experience. I've heard people call Nashville the White Atlanta or White Houston and it is exactly that ... a lot of White people partying. Of course some racism paranoid Black associates tried to warn me about racism but I didn't experience any of that. Not counting security, I was often the only Black person in the bar and no one bothered me with any racism. I felt more comfortable there than an all-Black ghetto bar in the hood where violence happen all the time.

Nashville has some of the most beautiful well dressed women. Not sure if they were visiting or lived there but I seen so many gorgeous women. I enjoyed Broadway most before it got too dark and crowded. Ladies you definitely got to be careful b/c I did run into some bourbon soaked Appalachia mountain bred super horny honky tonk guys that look like the types to drop stuff in drinks which I was told is common on Broadway. But guys gotta be careful too b/c these seedy women do the same not for easy sex but to rob you. I don't have a favorite Broadway bar b/c they all pretty much gave the same vibe but all the bands were decent to great. The food was surprisingly good. Gumbo Bros (LSU alum owned) downtown and 312 Pizza Company in Germantown were my favorites.

What I didn't like were the hills. I didn't realize Nashville was so hilly so it wasn't always an easy walk to get around. Also even though I had a decent experience, Broadway almost gave me Greek row top house vibes. It seems like the people having the most fun and were the least sober were all privileged hot confident people ... I almost felt sorry for all the fat and unattractive insecure people watching everyone else enjoy themselves and get attention.

Overall I would move to Nashville if I could afford it (out my income bracket). Also I toured Vanderbilt for the first time which is where my hotel was and it was a beautiful campus. The campus area didn't seem overrun with angry blue-haired liberals which was a plus. Nashville got some really cool neighborhoods (Germantown was my fave). Nashville is a beautiful city with a lot to offer ... especially great live music ... even my hotel lobby had great live music every night.

re: Hummingbird arrival

Posted by pussywillows on 8/1/26 at 10:17 pm to pussywillows

This is the first juvenile male with the gorget showing that I've seen this year...I usually don't see the young males this early...this picture was taken July 30th, and there was a second one here today...

re: Hummingbird arrival

Posted by pussywillows on 7/29/26 at 2:19 pm to UptownJoeBrown

rufous hummingbirds are pretty much the same size as ruby throated...buff bellied hummingbirds are larger, but more likely to be seen in louisiana in fall and winter...they breed in southern texas, so they could be expanding their range...

re: Apple snails invading La crawfish farms.

Posted by pussywillows on 7/25/26 at 1:58 pm to Portballs

i took that picture in march at lacassine pool...i only saw a couple of limpkins then, but there were a lot of apple snail eggs, so i imagine more limpkins turned up over time...

re: Apple snails invading La crawfish farms.

Posted by pussywillows on 7/24/26 at 6:38 pm to Ry_garou

They need to put the word out to these guys...

re: 22 year old Stockbridge Ga mayor stripped of duties due to credit card spending

Posted by pussywillows on 7/23/26 at 6:29 pm to CocomoLSU

this kind of crap happens because most people have no clue how governmental accounting works...the majority of politicians included...they get elected, and think they can spend money any way they choose...oh, and most politicians are greedy pieces of trash...