That’s a common issue with those sorts of birds and any really good resources, they try to keep them for themselves and drive everyone else away. If you want to provide for the smaller birds too you need to have smaller bird baths and flowering plants that provide some nectar but not too much - anything too good the big aggressive birds bully them away from. That’s one of the main things I’ve learned so far from by Backyard Biodiversity subject.
I have mixed feelings on the miners because they are natives and it’s just their nature, but it’s a unnatural balance because of the suburban garden habitats. The magpies don’t seem too deterred, even though they get harassed at times too. I don’t have a huge amount of space but maybe I’ll look into some summer flowering plants and put a second bird bath elsewhere.
That’s a common issue with those sorts of birds and any really good resources, they try to keep them for themselves and drive everyone else away. If you want to provide for the smaller birds too you need to have smaller bird baths and flowering plants that provide some nectar but not too much - anything too good the big aggressive birds bully them away from. That’s one of the main things I’ve learned so far from by Backyard Biodiversity subject.
I have mixed feelings on the miners because they are natives and it’s just their nature, but it’s a unnatural balance because of the suburban garden habitats. The magpies don’t seem too deterred, even though they get harassed at times too. I don’t have a huge amount of space but maybe I’ll look into some summer flowering plants and put a second bird bath elsewhere.