September 21, 2024
First, there was one.
But it didn’t take long until there were at least five birds partaking of the offerings in the bird feeder.
The Hawaiian Honeycreepers seem to have taken over by sheer numbers. They even tend to hold their own with the larger Northern Red Cardinal . . . as long as there are two or three of them. Unlike the Red Heared Cardinals who typically come alone or in pairs, the homeycreepers tend to travel in a group of four or six!
I pried the 3/4 inch thick blocks out of the spaces between the block in the column I poured yesterday, and set up forms for more. I cut the rectangular wooden pieces to fit into the opening, and then place the longer 1″ board over them and would them together with a screw or two straight in.
Then, using my strap ties, I bind them all together into one bundle. I tighten the bands by adding additional pieces of wood like wedges to stretch the bands tight, and hold the 3/4″ blocks of wood in place. Otherwise, the pressure of the concrete would push them out of the recess in the column.
TTFN
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