Feeding Birds

Put up a couple of bird feeders last weekend along with a cake of suet. All this was in the backyard and the starlings immediately took over and none of the other birds would use the feeders. There is a medium size flock of starlings living in the trees in the adjoining years (they have the larger trees).

So i bought another double-hanger and moved it all to the front of the house where we could see them from the front room. Occasionally a starling stops by but i chase it off and the wrens, cardinals, etc., seem happy to use it.

A couple of shots from the first day:

Sometimes, he thinks, and behaves, as though it was his stash of food.