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I no longer have many small birds in my garden because of thee monsters.

I've got a flock of parakeets regularly visit my garden. In addition I've
got blue tits nesting, along with resident robins, wrens, and the occasional
goldfinch, coaltits and long tail tits. (If I stood looking out of the window
all day, which I don't I could probably add to this list) Among larger birds
I get regular visits from woodpeckers and a flock of the ubiquitous starlings.
Not forgetting the odd woodie or two and ground feeding blackbirds. Not
forgetting the squirrels,

In my case, and doubtless this applies in general, all these species
visit at different times. The parakeets visit mainly over two 20 minute
periods in the mornings and evenings. The smaller birds appear at various
times during the day. Whether the smaller birds are inconvenienced to the
extent that they have to reschedule their appearances to accommodate the
larger birds I don't know, but they seem to manage well enough.

Unlike squirrels who will take food to hoard, birds don't do this. Neither do
they gorge themselves as this would put them at a disadvantage
when flying around. So they don't deplete food stocks to any great
extent. These particular parakeets appear to nest in hollows in the
trees in a nearby park.


wild and garden Birds are in such decline when is someone going to
do something about this

As was mentioned elsewhere the sparrow population has declined markedly
in recent years. One possible explanation is a parallel decline in those
insect numbers which provided a main source of their food; possibly as a
result of increased use of, or more effective, pesticides.

A decline in suitable nest sites may also be a cause. Possibly as a
result of over enthusiastic "tidying up" of overgrown
areas alongside railway lines, rivers canals etc.


michael adams

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