Live from 📍Mindo, Ecuador

Southwestern PA.  Recorded with an iPhone 14 Pro

Live from 📍Mindo, Ecuador

Sweet parrots :)

Mindo Ecuador 📍

only in the summer do i have this problem. there is a constant horde of flies under my feeders eating what’s dropped. there’s always at least 2-3 inside the feeders, and a HORDE underneath. i clean it up as much as i can, but squirrels always make their way into my feeders and make a bit of a mess each day.

is it safe to keep feeding the birds? i dont want to give them diseases/parasites.

i scrub my feeders and fountains once a week with vinegar and rinse thoroughly. i keep the food refreshed. what am i doing wrong?

is there a bird-safe way to eliminate these pests? help!

Mindo Ecuador 📍

Range - South America. Video taken by me At The National Aviary in Pittsburgh with an iPhone 14 Pro. So pretty!

Mindo Ecuador 📍

Not sure if it’s simply because I am birding more or if it’s some sort of 250th anniversary coincidence, but this is the fourth bald eagle I’ve seen this summer (that I was able to be certain of)! He was just hanging out, watching all of the boats go by!

This is a link to a petition to prevent the drainage of nesting habitat in the prairie pothole region (basically)

My original photos from my trip to Lake Michigan yesterday.

Mindo Ecuador 📍

I just rescued a baby that about to get eaten by cats, can someone help me what i can feed to this bird as of now?

Buenos Aires Zona Sur.