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Originally Posted by canonman Wild Woman
Shame about the starling, but they are prone to dashing about chancing each other.
I still think that starlings are one of the cleverer birds around.
They soon learn how to get food from all sorts of feeders even if they have to hang upside down.
There also the biggest villains on emptying the bird bath, but its comical watching 3 or 4 trying to get into the bath at the same time.
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My aunt had a disused cat litter tray in her garden that got filled to the brim with rainwater during a particularly wet spell. She chanced a look into the garden one day to see it filled with bathing starlings! They were splashing about having a grand old time and within minutes the tray was empty.
She went out and refilled it, they waited till she had gone and flew back down to empty it again. This is now a regular occurance!
And as I type, there's a female blackbird having a bath in the dish of fresh water I just put out for the birds. A young greenfinch is getting a soaking into the bargain, hehe! Oh and now the blackbird has just had a go at the youngster for trying to get a drink
