Gray catbird eating flowers (1 Viewer)

[walkingintheair]

More than a couple of times I have seen what I am pretty sure is gray catbirds eating flowers with my binoculars (pusley flowers, known better as Florida snow). I don't think they were eating any insects on them but just the flowers themselves. Do catbirds normally eat flowers? I can't find anywhere that they would be part of their diet.

 

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Feeding Birds: Nectar

Many birds are drawn to flower nectar and/or the sugary running sap of trees. Sugar water can also be offered in feeders to birds as a sweet treat.

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Gray Catbird at the Hummingbird Feeder! - FeederWatch

This inquisitive Gray Catbird stumbled upon the hummingbird feeder on my back deck and decided to give it a try! Never expected to see one there, and I don’t think he liked it much because I never saw him try it again:)

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Birds That Feed At Hummingbird Feeders (comments)

eating flowers with my binoculars

 

[KC Foggin]

Perhaps it was snatching insects off the flower .

 

[Mama Geri]

More than a couple of times I have seen what I am pretty sure is gray catbirds eating flowers with my binoculars (pusley flowers, known better as Florida snow). I don't think they were eating any insects on them but just the flowers themselves. Do catbirds normally eat flowers? I can't find anywhere that they would be part of their diet.

The other day a catbird was eating my begonia flowers not the bugs off them.....the whole flower! I am in north central Florida.

 

[Swampy Sam]

Funny I came on to ask almost the same question. I live in central Florida and have a male and female Cardinals in my backyard that decided to tear all the flowers off of our honeysuckle the other day..

 

[Ldandrea]

More than a couple of times I have seen what I am pretty sure is gray catbirds eating flowers with my binoculars (pusley flowers, known better as Florida snow). I don't think they were eating any insects on them but just the flowers themselves. Do catbirds normally eat flowers? I can't find anywhere that they would be part of their diet.

I was wondering the same thing. We feed the catbirds (grape jelly & raisins) I have a native habitat. I have noticed the catbirds eating blueberry blossoms off of the high bush blueberry shrubs. I keep telling them that they won’t get berries if they do that. I even think I saw a chickadee eat a couple of blossoms!

 

[Whassupbirds?]

I was wondering the same thing. We feed the catbirds (grape jelly & raisins) I have a native habitat. I have noticed the catbirds eating blueberry blossoms off of the high bush blueberry shrubs. I keep telling them that they won’t get berries if they do that. I even think I saw a chickadee eat a couple of blossoms!

I have also chased gray catbirds away from my blueberry bushes where they appear to be pulling the flowers off the bush! What gives? I know they eat the blueberries but this makes no sense!???