"Kate" wrote in message
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"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 15/12/05 17:37, in article ,
"Kate"
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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But is your garden full of mature shrubs and trees for them to feel
safe when perched on?
We find that the feeder on the pole in the middle of the garden
(good view all round?) does better trade than the one on the bird
table next to the fence, it's also within easy hop of our Camellia
bushes (to 14ft tall) and we notice the birds tend to land on there
first and have a good look around before coming to the feeder.



Yes, indeed, both evergreen and deciduous. Mature trees the other
side of the bottom fence, too - oak, birch, holly and pine. Our
feeders are suspended under a wooden arch, so are fairly open, but not
so much that the birds are in danger of being taken by a sparrowhawk.
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I wonder if part of the reason is that you might now have more cats
around
and about? You say that you lived in the middle of farmland before, so
perhaps there were fewer cats just hopping over from neighbouring
gardens!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

The neighbours here don`t have cats, but there were ferals about when we
lived in the Fens although they seldom came into our garden - no point
when they had acres of fields to hunt in. I do see small flocks of birds
flying over our garden, but that`s all they do : fly over. Maybe they
can`t see the feeders as they are under the arch, though they should be
able to see the bird tables. They seem to be heading for a garden down the
road, but as we live in a bungalow, I am unable to rubberneck from a
upstairs window to see what is so attractive about it! I`m going to try
to get one of the feeding stations I mention before, put it out in the
open and hope that will make a difference.

Kate
Look here Kate-You have now moved into a civilised area with a different
class of birds.
These are your Harrods type not Netto.
Dig deeper in your pocket and buy decent grub.