November 19, 2025

Hunger Games

The first birdseed I put out this autumn were nyjer seeds, and they attracted house finches. Then I added sunflower seeds, and other birds showed up. They seem to like these seeds a little too much. My Birdfy camera has caught them arguing at the feeder.


Here we see a sweet female cardinal. But she was suddenly startled by something and jumped up backwards! What scared her? It was just a Carolina wren.


The Carolina wren is a cute bird that trills pretty melodies. But apparently it can be aggressive. Here it’s chasing off a junco.

Wild Bird Wednesday

Stay tuned. I’ll let you know if bird battles keep coming

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