So what do you get when you put a slice of bread in your backyard at lunchtime? A flock of happy yakkers!

So if you read my previous post you already realize that I have a yard full of European Starlings and their fledglings. The fledglings mission is to yak enough so as to have food shoved down their throats by their parents in hopes of silencing them. It is actually quite amusing to watch. Frantic parents trying to hush their kids with offerings of food.

Not only are they creating quite a bit of racket, but also seem to be creating a shortage of suet not only in my feeders, but also at the local grocery stores (I bought the last 2 econo had just the other day). The racket continues, but it is obvious they are trying to be more self sufficient. This morning they were all along my driveway picking through the freshly mowed lawn. I don’t know if they were getting much to eat, but at least they were making it look good. Read the rest of this entry »