tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post1250332004631937877..comments2024-03-10T14:50:10.475-04:00Comments on Red House Garden: Birds vs. AliensIndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-17304969323381583212012-02-16T22:45:39.366-05:002012-02-16T22:45:39.366-05:00Thanks, Debra! I haven't had to have any expe...Thanks, Debra! I haven't had to have any experience with sparrows yet.. (knocking on lots of wood!)Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120631846270350947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-53610479823454179612012-02-11T09:20:06.816-05:002012-02-11T09:20:06.816-05:00HAHA! I love starlings...so naughty! I tried putti...HAHA! I love starlings...so naughty! I tried putting shorter pegs on birdfeeders to stop the buggers landing but still they manage to hold on, eat upside down & even hover like hummingbirds. You gotta love 'em for trying. I love how they poop, bathe & drink the same birdbath water. Embrace the starling...mwhahaha! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994279172996044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-78700601568607835022012-02-10T18:59:59.288-05:002012-02-10T18:59:59.288-05:00We have many starlings and they are not afraid of ...We have many starlings and they are not afraid of squirrels either. You have some beautiful bird captures and they have such cool expressions too.Donna@GWGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170802942464666382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-43077828913969880512012-02-10T08:20:44.353-05:002012-02-10T08:20:44.353-05:00Try using clear fishing line to keep sparrows out ...Try using clear fishing line to keep sparrows out of bluebird boxes.<br /><br />This page at Sialis (http://www.sialis.org/hosp.htm) has a wealth of information about bird boxes. If you scroll about 3/4 of the way down the page, you will see a diagram and a photo of how to use string to keep sparrows out of bluebird boxes. ~Debra, Gardens InspiredDebrahttp://www.gardensinspired.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-78079727905717479172012-02-10T08:14:13.018-05:002012-02-10T08:14:13.018-05:00Indie, so far our gardens have been able to escape...Indie, so far our gardens have been able to escape the attention of starlings. I hope to keep it that way after reading your post. We have enough challenge with the Blue Jay bullies in the garden. <br /><br />Thanks for the tips about how to handle the situation if it does arise! ~DebraDebrahttp://www.gardensinspired.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-45012321840773483772012-02-09T23:58:24.622-05:002012-02-09T23:58:24.622-05:00I love starlings... But then; they're native t...I love starlings... But then; they're native to Denmark, so when the great flocks (hundreds of thousands) gather over the marshes of Western Denmark on spring evenings, it's not considered anything but one of nature's great spectacles. I'm sure I'd feel differently about them if they were an invasive species like they are in North America.Flâneur Gardenerhttp://www.flaneurgardening.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-68430635323005999242012-02-09T23:01:36.068-05:002012-02-09T23:01:36.068-05:00Strange as it may seem, I don't see as many St...Strange as it may seem, I don't see as many Starlings around as I used to here in Houston. Cute post, but I agree...Starlings are NOT Darlings.<br />David/:0)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-66531420652930257392012-02-09T17:18:34.605-05:002012-02-09T17:18:34.605-05:00Just come across your blog. Lovely photos. i wonde...Just come across your blog. Lovely photos. i wondered where our starlings had gone to.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725991262021867082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-51300866917064326552012-02-09T10:37:34.702-05:002012-02-09T10:37:34.702-05:00Indie,
We have yet to get them here, because we li...Indie,<br />We have yet to get them here, because we live in the woods and not in a very populated place. Enjoyed this post, sorry you have to deal with those aliens.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-59150147535275632802012-02-09T10:05:44.051-05:002012-02-09T10:05:44.051-05:00Starlings haven't made it to Michigan yet. Th...Starlings haven't made it to Michigan yet. The first new visitors to the bird feeder that I notice are the red wing blackbirds, but we have a month or two before they return. <br />We had bluebirds living in birdhouses that we put up, but House Sparrows through them out and have taken over. The sparrows even fight with chickadees and win. We clean out the bird houses and the bluebirds visit, but get kicked out. Anyone know how to keep sparrows away?Going Nativehttp://mary-goingnative.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-42910745214895694862012-02-09T09:11:35.389-05:002012-02-09T09:11:35.389-05:00"Why can't we all just get along?" (..."Why can't we all just get along?" (from Mars Attacks!)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-59692085999583507342012-02-09T06:58:45.764-05:002012-02-09T06:58:45.764-05:00Oh yes, the trials of trying to feed some critters...Oh yes, the trials of trying to feed some critters and not others. Starlings not a problem here so much as the hawks that haunt the feeder, wanting to pick off small juicy birds. Great photos of all the visitors!Cyndyhttp://gardeningasylum.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-67105834190641463532012-02-09T04:03:18.050-05:002012-02-09T04:03:18.050-05:00Lovely post. I wish we had more starlings. We only...Lovely post. I wish we had more starlings. We only have two regularly at the feeders, there were groups a few years back. The mummerations of starlings at sunset are also much smaller. They seem to be in decline.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-20477334063857918062012-02-08T23:12:42.888-05:002012-02-08T23:12:42.888-05:00Your post made me laugh. I have to say I miss the ...Your post made me laugh. I have to say I miss the summer birds, but the huge black cloud of starlings that comes this way I could do without. It's just a little too much like "The Birds".Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954826148369517031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-47094321313519771132012-02-08T23:08:35.658-05:002012-02-08T23:08:35.658-05:00Ah, yes. Starlings. We have loads of them in our...Ah, yes. Starlings. We have loads of them in our yard but oddly enough they leave the suet feeders alone, for the most part. Our yard came with four very mature fig trees. The starlings live, I think, for these figs to get ripe. The trees are huge and we can't possibly reach all those figs, even on a ladder, so it's a win-win for everyone (starlings eat out-of-reach figs, other birds eat seed and suet) - except that it's a poop fest under those fig trees. Sigh. Could be worse. I hope they don't cause a big problem for you there. They can be so mean!Aimee@RedGardenClogshttp://www.redgardenclogs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com