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Peanuts for Birds
trevor.appleton wrote in message ... snip. In October they suddenly stopped coming so I threw the peanuts away and put up fresh - they returned. A few weeks ago I spent 20 quid on a large sack of peanuts, and guess what, yes they've deserted me. It it likely to be the peanuts (they are also ignoring the black sunflower seeds). I've noticed the peanuts are all slightly pecked along the full length of the feeders. Have I blown £20? Trevor Hello Trevor I don't know if it's as wet where you are as it is here? Seems to never stop raining. One thing I have noticed is that the birds that come to my feeders, mainly house sparrows, blue tits, great tits, the occasional coal tit and long tailed tit, do not seem to like the peanuts very much if they have got wet, and will peck all over the feeder to try them and then reject them. Lots of people feed birds round here, so they just go and see if there is a better cafe open ;-) Putting up fresh ones seems to bring them back again, and if I only just put fresh out and they got wet overnight I have resorted to emptying the wet peanuts out and drying them in a slow oven. Then they'll eat them again. HTH Tina --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.394 / Virus Database: 224 - Release Date: 03/10/02 |
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