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Feeding the Birds Some tips
There has been quite a few post recently on this
topic, but I've not seen any mention of locating feeders etc, so I thought I would pass on my own experience. The most important thing in locating a feeder is to make sure that it is sufficiently clear of walls trees etc that predators can hide in/behind. It also needs to be near a good source of cover for small birds to dart into. I would say no more than about 4 meters away. I have a trellis thingy (diamond shaped wood, partly covered with ivy, which is about 2 meters away, and the birds love it. Some trees overlooking the feeding site also seem to help as they can look on at who is feeding, instead of arriving and getting chased off by woodpeckers and the like. I have two feeding stations, which I tend to move around (to save the lawn!) and also vary which food is where. What you feed is really a matter of choice and experimentation. I gave up sold mixes years ago, as they contain lots of wheat, and most birds just throw this out. At certain times of the year this can be a bonus, as the pheasants come and clean up, but from now on, those that are left are too busy hiding from the guns, and then the wheat will start to grow! My own preference for feed is a mixture of kibbled sunflower hearts and dried meal worms in a feeder, peanuts and fat balls. I do also make a fat based feed with lard, sunflowers, meal worms and breadcrumbs, which I pack into old marg/spread containers. I put these out on the ground, held down by pegs, when rain is not forecast. Recently I also put some peanuts through the liquidiser and the birds seem to love that, scattered on the ground - don't chop it too small it will blow away! Apple cores or part bad apples are popular with the blackbirds, but hey don't often eat the peel. Hope all this helps! -- Roger T 700 ft up in Mid-Wales |
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