I’m so confused and impressed by these house finches.
They don’t like seeds with shells. I think my neighborhood finches are lazy, because the internet says they should have no problem eating seeds with shells. Nevertheless, these little jerks refuse.
I don’t always keep the feeder stocked with the hulled ones. They’re expensive, plus they attract starlings.
The finches don’t stop by at all if there are no hulled seeds. The starlings will keep checking for several days and then fly off disappointed.
But as soon as I replenish the hulled seeds, the finches are back at it immediately. Even if they’re buried amongst shell-on ones!
I never catch them checking when the seeds aren’t there. But they always know immediately when I’ve replaced them! How are they doing it?
