[alt text: Text that says, “People [say] 'I never see butterflies or lightning bugs in my yard. Their yard: (colon)”. Below the text is a photo of a birds-eye view of a large house with an equally large yard. The lawn is covered in standard turfgrass (probably Kentucky bluegrass) that has been recently mowed.]

  •  Ephera   ( @Ephera@lemmy.ml ) 
    13•2 months ago

    I recently bought these roasted pumpkin seeds and they’re a bit too chewy for me, but I figured a bird could probably swallow them quite happily. So, I chucked a few of them on my balcony.

    That was a week ago. I’ve seen only a single bird grab a seed so far.

    It is awkward to land there, I’m not saying I did everything perfectly. But it made me painfully aware that the balcony + house wall is probably just some barren rock in their eyes. There’s just no reason to go looking for food there.