Well, it may not be quite how it sounds. But at the beginning of the summer I was getting lots of little birds at my feeders... sparrows, gold and house finches, nuthatches, chickadees, and such.
But two blocks away from my house is a retention pond, and it's the home of a lot of red-winged blackbirds. And they have found my feeders. Between them and the grackles I hardly see any other birds at the feeders any longer.
Granted, I appreciate all birds. I like the red epaulets of the red-winged blackbirds and how the display them when another male shows up. And I like the iridescent colors and sharp yellow eyes of the grackles, but I miss my little birds. Occasionally a finch or sparrow will flit in for a quick seed, but the bigger birds soon chase them away.
Is there anything I can do to dissuade these marauders?
But two blocks away from my house is a retention pond, and it's the home of a lot of red-winged blackbirds. And they have found my feeders. Between them and the grackles I hardly see any other birds at the feeders any longer.
Granted, I appreciate all birds. I like the red epaulets of the red-winged blackbirds and how the display them when another male shows up. And I like the iridescent colors and sharp yellow eyes of the grackles, but I miss my little birds. Occasionally a finch or sparrow will flit in for a quick seed, but the bigger birds soon chase them away.
Is there anything I can do to dissuade these marauders?