Each day I'm here: I fill an open, pint container with mealworms (in the bottom) and then fill it to the top with sunflower hearts (shelled). This is tossed out the front window so that it spreads onto the ground.
That Bluebird is watching Starlings and a few Robins on the ground eating as fast as they can. The Robins bully the Bluebirds. Starlings simply overrun the Bluebirds with their numbers. So the Bluebirds stay out of the way of all others, waiting for their turn.... which is last.
Just in the last few days, small flocks (20-50) Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles are starting to move through (migrating) and everything must get out of their way. The road I live on is oriented almost perfectly south to north. I noticed that when these small flocks of migrants (the Common Grackles and Redwings.) have grabbed as much as they can for energy, they launch in unison and exactly to the north. Each has no confusion on where they are going.
Each day I'm here: I fill an open, pint container with mealworms (in the bottom) and then fill it to the top with sunflower hearts (shelled). This is tossed out the front window so that it spreads onto the ground.
That Bluebird is watching Starlings and a few Robins on the ground eating as fast as they can. Robins bully Bluebirds. Starlings simply overrun the Bluebirds with their numbers. So the Bluebirds stay out of the way, waiting for their turn.... which is last.
Now the Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles are moving through (migrating) and everything must get out of their way.
Mar 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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