Feeding your local birds.

I have feeders up for my local birds and get a few different species. Sparrows seem to be the most prolific, I have a couple of Blue Tits which more often or not do not get near the feeders for the sparrow, a couple of Jackdaws who will eat the seeds I scatter on the ground, a couple of Magpies who are, foe the most part, bullies and the ubiquitous pigeons.

Full house this morning on the feeders. I make my own cake that rarely lasts long.

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Woah!!!! How are you managing to attract so many birds MrFraggle ?
Ive had my birdtable out now for a few weeks and am getting very few birds..ive seen a little robin now and again first thing but nothing like those around yours...

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I really have no idea Aysa.

The squirrel feeder took a while to be visited but the bird feeders, if memory serves, were popular very quickly.

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We also have a family of about fifteen sparrows that suddenly appear from nowhere to eat the bird seed. Then the crows turn up and eat the lot in about ten minutes.

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I have a well used feeding station in the garden, also a ground feeder for Blackbirds ect. A couple of magpies had ruled the roost there but just in the last week or so the smaller birds are refusing to be chased off. A gang of starlings turned and attacked the magpies and now they seem to be feeding elsewhere, suits me.

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We don't have many sparrows in our area now, not sure why.

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I don't dare feed them here. over 30 cats in a complex of 44 flats. It would be setting them up for a blood bath.

I do feed the squirrels but they are quick and seem able to get away before they are eaten themselves.

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Seemingly House Sparrows are endangered so hopefully my small contribution is helping.

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Fortunately my Millie sleeps during the day so smaller birds are safe, she could not care less about pigeons and squirrels are fine provided they do not invade her space.

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Great pictures round here they hunt in packs, several cats surround the birds and pounce .