I just put the bird feeders back up.
I had them down for the summer because it seemed like it was attracting the deer and too many animals.
It’s been fun having them back and all the chaos and flying around. One of the feeds I use has peanuts and the bluejays are very possessive about the peanuts.
I filled one of the feeders most of the way with sunflower hearts and I was amazed by how fast it was getting emptied.
I went out there and saw most of the seeds on the ground. Meanwhile, the bluejay is smart enough to know the lady brings the peanuts so he stood by.
“No more peanuts until you eat the sunflower seeds,” I told the air. I wasn’t scolding the bluejay directly.
I looked it up and I guess it’s a normal bird behavior and today when I was out there the ground was mostly cleaned up. Birds and squirrels and who knows what else ate the sunflower seeds.
All the feeders were refilled.
