Our bird feeder hung outside most of the winter with no hits. But since it started getting warmer, we've had some regular cardinal visitors, a few robins and tiny little titmouse or two. Until one day we saw a black bird, shaped almost like a crow but smaller and with an iridescent blue head.Then there were two crow-shaped black birds with iridescent blue heads... then three. They chased off the other birds until we were only feeding crow-shaped black birds with iridescent blue heads and raspy annoying caws, no melodious songs from these little bullies.
I spent some time on-line and found out that our bird feeder was hosting grackles, and lots of them. A few days after we noticed the first one, we've got a whole flock in the yard... and no other birds dare enter. I'm kind of afraid to send the little guy out to play. Those grackles are MEAN.
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A .22 caliber with some buck shot will take care of those birds....
We have the cutest little fat birds living in our bathroom vent. Well, we did. The cats would stand at the back door and cry. I thought Mac was gonna make himself sick! But a few days ago, there were little gray feathers scattered around and I haven't seen them since. Poor little guys.
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