Following up to "p.mc" :

I find black sunflower seeds are fantastic, I buy it by the sackfull from my
local pet shop, I also had a slow start, but as Phil said they need to pluck
up the courage first.


I've tried black sunflower seeds, but the don't work here. It seems the
usual food is the striped sort, and they haven't learnt to recognise them.
They'll pick out the striped ones and leave the all blacks. Stupid birds!
--
Tim C.