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Roy Bailey;845361 Wrote:
In article ,
Bill Smith writes-
Sorry, folks, the squirrels seem to have acquired a taste for
chilli-ed
(+paprika +cayenne+ground white pepper) peanuts!
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What on Earth are you thinking of putting out such stuff, especially
at

this time of year?

If birds feed this sort of stuff to their chicks it will kill them.
Even
bread is considered a bad idea.

Roy.
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Roy Bailey
West Berkshire.

According to the RSPB that's a load of crap Roy:
http://tinyurl.com/pjlo78



No it isn't - that RSPB article specifically warns about putting out
'unsuitable' food such as bread and peanuts during the bird breeding
season,
stressing that if birds feed them to their young, it can do more harm
than
good.

When birds are feeding nestlings RSPB warns against putting out
whole, loose peanuts (which could choke them) but says its okay to put
peanuts in
"suitable mesh feeders that will not allow sizeable pieces of peanuts
to be removed.".


Probably because they sell such feeders :-)