Finch napping in feeder!! (4 Viewers)

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I have seen that feeder before in stores.

Problem is, I am unemployed and really cannot afford to go out and buy more feeders and seed. I returned all of my sunflower seed once I decided to go with the HULLED, and even gave away regular sunflower feeders to friends. Last month I spent $15 on a case of suet, and that's all I can do until i get a job. Whatever seed I presently have in storage will have to last me and the birds!

I feel badly that there is nothing out there except suet for the woodpeckers. But right now, the birds will have to find another feeder.

 

[chellbell0]

There is one house finch who visits my feeder and naps in it. It is the cutest thing. This particular feeder (I have a few I rotate) has a rounded woven wicker bottom and bowed extensions, creating something similar to a basket. I think it is female, and sometimes I will stand there watching her for several minutes, trying to be as still as possible so as not to scare her when she opens her eyes. I can see her breathing, how fast her heart beats, how she fluffs her feathers and settles in comfortably. This month has been slow, feeding-wise, so there is ample alone time for her! She wakens whenever she hears an alerting sound of some sort, like another bird calling, a door slamming, etc. She wakes up, looks around, then goes back to her nap. LOL When other birds come to feed, she flies to one of her chosen few perches closeby and then comes back. She doesn't stay all night, it isn't her nest, so to speak.

It is so adorable and such a joy for me to watch, but I have to wonder why a bird might choose a feeder as a nest of sorts and sleep. Maybe she is an orphan? Has anyone else witnessed similar behavior?

My finch does this exact same thing in my window feeder she sits in her food after eating for a bit and just relaxes her legs and goes to sleep. I’m glad I’m not the only one who watches her bird visitors sleep.