I’d hope so.
This all began with a mistake at the grocery store. buying a bag of toasted sunflower seeds rather than the raw ones I like. (Raw, toasted, hulled, salted, spicy etc make paying attention important). I figured, “How bad can they be?” To my taste, pretty bad. But committed to the only-one-a-week grocery run, I made do for a while; this was a trifling hardship.
I thought the birds could be the beneficiary of this seedy mistake. Feeding them unsalted, shelled, toasted seeds was sort of the equivalent of having someone shuck your oysters for you- a luxury. Surely the birds would be pleased.
Right away, there was a lot of interest at the feeder-mostly cardinals and a few grackles. They were all camera shy. And on the question, “How bad can they be?” The birds and I are in agreement. Pretty bad. When there is something in the feeder that the birds like, they’re not bashful. Word gets around and a reservation at the feeder can be hard to snag. The birds tweeted their no star reviews and my feeder is as empty as a restaurant during Covid.
Toasted sunflower seeds are officially off the menu for Robin and all the other birds!
Remember a Rule. Mistakes happen. Admit, learn and move on.