How do I feed my blackbirds but not starlings?

Top 10 Tips for Feeding Blackbirds Not Pigeons

1. Feed Fruit. Although pigeons are vegetarian, its grain they favour, along with the occasional berry.
2. Feed Mealworms.
3. Suet Products.
4. Get a soft bill bird feed mix.
5. Try an Enclosed Bird Table.
6. Get a Ground Feeder Guardian.
7. Pigeon Proof Fence.
8. Pigeon Wire.

How do I keep nuisance birds away from my feeder?

Use Caged Bird Feeders Try enclosing the feeders with large-mesh hardware cloth or chicken wire with openings big enough to allow smaller birds to pass through (a 2-inch opening should do). This will exclude the large birds and help you get rid of the grackles and blackbirds.

How do I stop starlings eating fat balls?

How to stop starlings eating all the bird food

1. Put out food that starlings won’t be interested in such as nyjer seeds and avoid food which they love.
2. Discourage starlings from nesting in your garden by choosing nest boxes that have holes less than 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) wide — too small for starlings to fit through.

Where do fake owls scare birds?

Anyone committed to deterring birds with a plastic owl can try a few tricks to make the owl more effective:

1. Place the owl in a tree or some other natural setting.
2. Change the owl’s position every few days.
3. Hang old CDs or ribbons from tree branches or eaves to add to the birds’ confusion.

Is it OK to feed starlings?

Dried mealworms are the perfect nutritional food for your garden birds. Ideal for attracting species such as Blue tits, Starlings and Blackbirds, dried mealworms can be soaked in water over night for an extra juicy treat for your birds.

Do starlings eat from feeders?

Starlings’ preferred diet consists primarily of insects and berries, but if these are hard to find, they turn to our feeders instead. Their beaks are not designed for cracking hard seed shells, so they go first for the softer suet cakes, peanut pieces, and other foods without shells.

What is the best way to get rid of starlings?

Fortunately, there are a few ways to deal with the issue:

1. Remove the nest material.
2. Use a nesting deterrent.
3. Install “scares.” Scares (generally reflective mirrors or imitation predator birds, like owls) can work to deter starlings and keep them from coming back.
4. Patch holes.

Are starlings good or bad?

Starlings are known to compete with, displace, and kill many native birds and their young. Starlings are now considered an invasive species and are despised by ecologists and birders alike. Despite their reputation, however, they do have some positive attributes.