For years our neighbour used to feed the local birds every day with
lbs and lbs of seed etc.
All of my fruit trees have in the past been colonised with aphids etc
,the plums so much so that they have been more aphid than tree.
Since my neighbour left some few weeks ago I have watched the pairs of
blue tits work ceaselessly going down every branch of every tree in
the garden clearing anything that they could find,they work non stop
day in day out.They all seem to glow with health and seem fit as any
birds that I have seen.
In all the years that they were fed they never came near the
trees,except perhaps when they had young.
They are now working to live and not just living to be fed.
They are wild again and free of human manipulation and off the junk
food diet.
Nature has come back to the garden.
If I have an aphid free year I think I will know why.
Stop feeding them and see the difference it makes when natural food is
available.

"Graham Wells" wrote in message
om...
For years our neighbour used to feed the local birds every day with
lbs and lbs of seed etc.
All of my fruit trees have in the past been colonised with aphids etc
,the plums so much so that they have been more aphid than tree.
Since my neighbour left some few weeks ago I have watched the pairs of
blue tits work ceaselessly going down every branch of every tree in
the garden clearing anything that they could find,they work non stop
day in day out.They all seem to glow with health and seem fit as any
birds that I have seen.
In all the years that they were fed they never came near the
trees,except perhaps when they had young.
They are now working to live and not just living to be fed.
They are wild again and free of human manipulation and off the junk
food diet.
Nature has come back to the garden.
If I have an aphid free year I think I will know why.
Stop feeding them and see the difference it makes when natural food is
available.

If you are suggesting there's no need to feed when sufficient natural food
is available, I agree. But there's nothing wrong in feeding when times are
hard for the birds.

"Graham Wells" wrote in message
om...
For years our neighbour used to feed the local birds every day with
lbs and lbs of seed etc.
All of my fruit trees have in the past been colonised with aphids
etc
,the plums so much so that they have been more aphid than tree.
Since my neighbour left some few weeks ago I have watched the pairs
of
blue tits work ceaselessly going down every branch of every tree in
the garden clearing anything that they could find,they work non stop
day in day out.They all seem to glow with health and seem fit as any
birds that I have seen.
In all the years that they were fed they never came near the
trees,except perhaps when they had young.
They are now working to live and not just living to be fed.
They are wild again and free of human manipulation and off the junk
food diet.
Nature has come back to the garden.
If I have an aphid free year I think I will know why.
Stop feeding them and see the difference it makes when natural food
is
available.

I feed just enough to tempt them into my garden during winter. they
then seem to come back all summer for the 'natural' goodies :~)
Jenny

JennyC wrote:
"Graham Wells" wrote in message
om...
For years our neighbour used to feed the local birds every day with
lbs and lbs of seed etc.
All of my fruit trees have in the past been colonised with aphids
etc ,the plums so much so that they have been more aphid than tree.
Since my neighbour left some few weeks ago I have watched the
pairs of blue tits work ceaselessly going down every branch of
every tree in the garden clearing anything that they could
find,they work non stop day in day out.They all seem to glow with
health and seem fit as any birds that I have seen.
In all the years that they were fed they never came near the
trees,except perhaps when they had young.
They are now working to live and not just living to be fed.
They are wild again and free of human manipulation and off the junk
food diet.
Nature has come back to the garden.
If I have an aphid free year I think I will know why.
Stop feeding them and see the difference it makes when natural
food is available.

I feed just enough to tempt them into my garden during winter. they
then seem to come back all summer for the 'natural' goodies :~)
Jenny

Feed the birds. Save the aphids.
Feed the birds. Save the aphids.

........ No aphids, no ladybirds. Awwwwwwwww.

--
ned

....... isn't it a shame that common sense
is not all that common.

JennyC wrote:
"Graham Wells" wrote in message
om...
For years our neighbour used to feed the local birds every day with
lbs and lbs of seed etc.
All of my fruit trees have in the past been colonised with aphids
etc ,the plums so much so that they have been more aphid than tree.
Since my neighbour left some few weeks ago I have watched the
pairs of blue tits work ceaselessly going down every branch of
every tree in the garden clearing anything that they could
find,they work non stop day in day out.They all seem to glow with
health and seem fit as any birds that I have seen.
In all the years that they were fed they never came near the
trees,except perhaps when they had young.
They are now working to live and not just living to be fed.
They are wild again and free of human manipulation and off the junk
food diet.
Nature has come back to the garden.
If I have an aphid free year I think I will know why.
Stop feeding them and see the difference it makes when natural
food is available.

I feed just enough to tempt them into my garden during winter. they
then seem to come back all summer for the 'natural' goodies :~)
Jenny

Feed the birds. Save the aphids.
Feed the birds. Save the aphids.

........ No aphids, no ladybirds. Awwwwwwwww.

--
ned

....... isn't it a shame that common sense
is not all that common.