:) You should feel complimented- obviously these are birds with refined taste! Birds need to eat a little greenery just as we do- at least that's what I read in captive bird-keeping articles. So maybe they are satisfying their need with your peas? Your local birds might have discovered your pea vines by accident, but decided that they liked them! Birds' diets can change dramatically when they are feeding young. The nesting season should be winding down by the end of summer, so maybe your fall crop will be OK? All of this is assuming that you've ruled out them feeding on aphids on the peas, of course! :) As Zeedman said, they will likely remember where they got this food next year and come back to check. Maybe some pie plates hanging so they flash and bang in the breeze? Or maybe some 30% shade cloth (recommended in the fruit forum as being superior to bird netting in every way)draped over the vines once the birds show up again? Or Veggiefaery's very satisfying sounding super-soaker... Good luck! Sunni

Funny you should post this. I noticed the same thing and I have only had my SFG setup for about a week. I don't have any plants yet, but saw glimpses of things to come when I went out to plant some seeds this morning. Sorry, I don't have any suggestions on how to keep them off. But I will be watching this thread for some ideas. Here is a link that might be useful: GrafixMuse's Garden Spot

Years ago, we were on vacation in Colorado. We were having dinner at a western restaurant of some sort. The place had a pretty fireplace. The fire had just started when about 40 small to medium black birds dropped in from the chimney and into the restaurant. The flew everywhere. I went crazy trying to save them from the fire and from the hot coffee surface where they kept landing. The kept smacking into windows... Oh, just so very sad. People were horrible. They would smack them away or kick those that landed on the floor. I was having a fit over this! I can't stand cruelty and there was no reason to hurt them. They were very confused and not hurting anyone, just trying to find a way out. Only a handful of people were helping get them out. I think they might have been nesting or finding shelter in the chimney and came in when they felt the heat.

Last night, I heard something hitting on my kitchen window and sliding glass door. At first, I thought it was our dogs looking to come in, but they were already inside. Maybe the wind. I live in Rialto, Ca. It's a wind tunnel funnel here. Nope, not that either. It ended up being a hummingbird hitting its little body up against the kitchen window and sliding door. I opened the door and on que, the hummingbird flew right in. It did not seem afraid of us and was attracted by the kitchen lights. I would turn off the lights and the hummingbird would find a place to sit down. Lights on, it would fly around again. During its sit down period, My wife managed to wrap a towel around it and placed it outside. Immediately, the hummingbird insisted on coming back in. So I let it back in. My daughter's got a kick from this and started posting pics and vids in their social media, of course. I even woke up my 4 year old, as I thought this would probably never happen again. By the way, it was midnight when the hummingbird shenanigans was happening...