Bluebirds Bring Me Happiness

I was tired of the starlings gobbling up all the mealworms and keeping the bluebirds away so when I saw a picture of my girlfriend Emilys feeder I knew that might be the answer. After a few days of having the plexiglass side off so they would get used to the feeder we crossed our fingers and put the plexiglass on so now they had to enter by one of the 4 holes. The carolina wren was the first to zoom in and out while the bluebirds watched. It took 5 hours for the first brave bluebird to enter. Fast forward 3 days and all the bluebirds have mastered the feeder. At times multiple birds are in the feeder at the same time. It is fun to watch them and the starlings are too big to enter. Thank you so much Emily for posting your feeder and giving me the hints to get them to use it. Problem solved

Temps may rise to 60 degree tomorrow. WOW

[Swillin' Billy Flynn]

Cool idea. We have the same problem with squirrels.
Great shot. :)

[Leslie]

@swillinbillyflynn our squirrels have no interest in dried mealworms but birdseed now that's a different story...

[Jean]

Wonderfull solution! Beautiful image with 5 birds, pretty blue feeder and lovely snowy blurred background

[Liz Milne]

Really a happy image!

[Benno]

so nice!

[JackieR]

FABULOUS!!

[Alexandra DG]

Gorgeous

[KV]

Fabulous picture... love that feeder and the starlings won't fit in.

[Mags]

Lovely! My favorite. =)

[KWind]

A sweet shot!

[Mallory]

What a great capture of this bluebird party!! It is 70 here today! Spring is on the way..... :)

[Kerri Michaels]

Never seen that many together fav

[Nada]

Love the colors

[Peter Dulis]

Sweet

[amyK]

Terrific capture of the crowd

[katy]

I don't even know where to begin with how much I like this! The light quality of the photo is so appealing! the composition is fabulous and it is a FAV

[Milanie]

The lighting is fantastic - never seen this many bluebirds in one place.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Great idea, thanks for sharing, and fantastic composed shot.

[Diana]

What a wonderful capture of these happy birds, good that it worked out in the end.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

so cute

[Chris Johnson]

As always love the way you capture colors and the moment. So whimsical!

[Elizabeth]

Beautiful shot with the red, white and blue colors. Birds seem to like the arrangement.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

That is awesome- and it looks like it's squirrel proof too! We only have bluebirds visit while they're passing through but I love seeing them flit about the back yard.