To Kill a Mocking Bird…
Well, not to kill one I guess…but they are irritating the living crap out of me. My wife purchased some feed for me a month or so ago…and bought the wrong kind. The one she brought back had peanuts in it, which I’m not opposed to really as some of the birds and squirrels that come by for a free mean like them. A pair of nesting mockingbirds, that have lived near my backyard for a few years, have recently found the feeder and have taken a liking to the peanuts, and have not adopted the feeders as their own.
I’ve swapped back to my normal peanut-free seedmix, but the mockingbirds haven’t adjusted yet and relinquished control of “their” feeders…and so my goldfinches, cardinals, and all other birds are still being chased away with military like precision and regularity! I’ll hand it to the mockingbirds, they are some heavyhanded bullies. The only bird that I have seen actually make a successful stand against them are the ground feeding doves that grab morsels from under the feeders. So far they have puffed themselves up and stood their ground! Maybe I’ll attract some more doves and they will reclaim the feeder spot; since the doves share willingly with the other birds this may be the relief they have been waiting for.
I am still a lazy bum and haven’t gotten my Hawaii bird pics on the site, but since I’m the only one visiting for the most part, I admittedly don’t see any rush, lol.