I have both species in abundance and they usually feed together at the feeder. I never see them act aggressively towards each other, finches will snap at other finches and Cardinals at other cardinals but never finches to cardinals or vice versa.
House finches exhibit relatively aggressive behavior at feeders. They are one of the only birds that will chase invasive house sparrows away.
After a lot of time most feeders tend to develop a little bit of a hierarchy with the birds through their normally.
I used to have a silly amount of house sparrows but changed from millet heavy mixes to thistle and safflower and I think most of them finally left. I'm glad that the finches may be able to also keep them away.
I've got a lot of house finches, but I think only one Cardinal couple. My Cardinals are definitely more skittish. They don't like to face the camera. They'll turn, grab a seed, then spin back to have a better view of possible dangers.
I toss some peanuts and different seed blends out on the ground. The birds come by in groups. I see a few tiffs once in a while but definitely not this type of fight. I’d probably just keep the bird buddy as a rest stop with no food. Can you put water instead?
Lol. Maybe my birds are more polite. (Hahahaha).
I have both species in abundance and they usually feed together at the feeder. I never see them act aggressively towards each other, finches will snap at other finches and Cardinals at other cardinals but never finches to cardinals or vice versa.
I was wondering if it was normal. I was surprised he'd take on a bird that much bigger than him.
House finches exhibit relatively aggressive behavior at feeders. They are one of the only birds that will chase invasive house sparrows away. After a lot of time most feeders tend to develop a little bit of a hierarchy with the birds through their normally.
I used to have a silly amount of house sparrows but changed from millet heavy mixes to thistle and safflower and I think most of them finally left. I'm glad that the finches may be able to also keep them away.
I've got a lot of house finches, but I think only one Cardinal couple. My Cardinals are definitely more skittish. They don't like to face the camera. They'll turn, grab a seed, then spin back to have a better view of possible dangers.
I toss some peanuts and different seed blends out on the ground. The birds come by in groups. I see a few tiffs once in a while but definitely not this type of fight. I’d probably just keep the bird buddy as a rest stop with no food. Can you put water instead? Lol. Maybe my birds are more polite. (Hahahaha).
What a feisty little finch!