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<blockquote data-quote="silvercrest" data-source="post: 1476205" data-attributes="member: 75869">thats good.&nbsp; You have to experiment a bit, like everything else.&nbsp; I had so many starlings that in the end i cut out suet and fat, except for those coconut shells filled with fat that you can buy.&nbsp; Some starlings come to them, but not many.&nbsp; Dont get me wrong, i think starlings are great birds but they are very greedy, eating everything if youre not careful what you put out.&nbsp; Then the other birds dont get a chance.&nbsp; So i find that no fat = no starlings, basically.&nbsp; As for goldfinches, i wanted to encourage them, but i made a terrible mistake.&nbsp; I bought a packet of teasle seed from the nursery.&nbsp; I got the goldfinches, but the teasle took over my garden, and my neighbours - its rampant.&nbsp; I forgot its a kind of thistle, and thistle is, well, you know.&nbsp; It grows 7 foot high and is as big as trees, and nearly as tough, especially tring to get rid of it.&nbsp; Ive got rid of most of it now, but theres some still coming up.&nbsp; So if you dont want to upset the neighbours with a forest of 7 foot high thistles growing in their gardens, thistles you introduced, i advise steering well clear of teasle, even if you do like goldfinches!!!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; :t:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="silvercrest, post: 1476205, member: 75869"] thats good. You have to experiment a bit, like everything else. I had so many starlings that in the end i cut out suet and fat, except for those coconut shells filled with fat that you can buy. Some starlings come to them, but not many. Dont get me wrong, i think starlings are great birds but they are very greedy, eating everything if youre not careful what you put out. Then the other birds dont get a chance. So i find that no fat = no starlings, basically. As for goldfinches, i wanted to encourage them, but i made a terrible mistake. I bought a packet of teasle seed from the nursery. I got the goldfinches, but the teasle took over my garden, and my neighbours - its rampant. I forgot its a kind of thistle, and thistle is, well, you know. It grows 7 foot high and is as big as trees, and nearly as tough, especially tring to get rid of it. Ive got rid of most of it now, but theres some still coming up. So if you dont want to upset the neighbours with a forest of 7 foot high thistles growing in their gardens, thistles you introduced, i advise steering well clear of teasle, even if you do like goldfinches!!! :t: [/QUOTE]

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