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  • February 4, 2013 at 7:27 pm in reply to: cardinal food #1267
    Valerie Parton
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    Oh, the cheap bag I buy is a mix of nuts, seeds and corn, it’s a chunky mix, no red milo or millet, just bigger seeds.

    January 28, 2013 at 5:19 pm in reply to: cardinal food #1263
    Valerie Parton
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    I get tons of Cardinals at my house (I live next to a wild life refuge though) but JayinTO is right, I buy the cheapest bag of bird food I can find, then buy a bag of black oil sunflower seeds and mix them together. The other day I had 5 males and 4 females out there. They seem to love the seeds.

    January 17, 2013 at 9:43 pm in reply to: Most Exciting Birds to your Feeder #1261
    Valerie Parton
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    I love watching the Nuthatches. Although he didnt come to our feeder, the most exciting bird I’ve seen in my yard was a Blue Heron.

    January 10, 2013 at 10:33 pm in reply to: Plants that attract birds and butterflies #1255
    Valerie Parton
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    I’m not the best gardener in the world. I like things that are super easy to take care of. And Ive found that my Russian Sage attracts tons of butterflies and sometimes hummingbirds. Ive also found for small areas and containers one really easy thing to plant is a cheap pre packaged mix of butterfly/bird seeds. Usually less than 5 dollars, it covers a large area, grows really fast with just a little care. Plus if you decide to change things up the next year, you dont feel bad about digging everything up.

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