It's June

With the end of May and the beginning of June we start to see fledglings about. If you pay close attention you might catch the sight of these large baby birds still following their parent for food

I was very surprised to see a large amount of fledglings in our yard over the weekend. I'd normally see only one or two. We had at least 3 birdie families visiting!

So, let me introduce you to the European Starling. These birds are unfortunately an invasive species in the USA. 

Originally from Europe, these birds were brought to the states in the 19th century by Shakespeare lovers who desired to see the birds from his plays in America. 

All the European Starlings in North America descended from 100 birds set loose in New York's Central Park in the early 1890s. 

The reason these birds are a problem is due to them pushing out native birds and consuming resources.

A lot of people hate these birds understandably. They want to see our native blue birds and Orioles, not just another Starling.

Obviously though, this isn't the birds' faults. They are just doing what their little birdie instincts tell them to. 

All that being said, I absolutely adored watching our little visitors struggle to figure out how the bird feeder works. The adults are so elegant but the fledglings are not!

Also they are still working on the whole "sharing is caring,"

.... that might need more work though.

Read more about European Starlings at the Cornell Lab! 

Love, Rebecca

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