| Re: Starlings
Update on the baby starling - we had a bird strike on the patio doors last night and it was baby. Fortunately he/it was just stunned temporarily and I managed to persuade my deeply concerned daughter that he was fine and to leave him alone. I shooed him gently under a large planter on my patio so that he could recover safely without and predators getting him and he flew off half an hour later. His parents stayed in the vicinity until he was OK.
I agree about the amount they eat - they cost me a fortune! And they make such a mess. I put out loads of seed, oats and raisins in lard blocks because the blackbirds tend to throw everything everywhere in search of particular morsels. However, this attracted the starlings who get through a large margarine tub sized lump every day. They are very clever birds too because despite trying some of the methods mentioned above, they manage to get round them somehow.
As I type, a flock has landed in the tree opposite and they are as noisy as ever. Their social antics are highly entertaining and I find the rest of the garden gets a share of the food put out because I just make sure I have plenty of feeding stations of varying types.  |