Anything that feeds squirrels should be exterminated!
I should say that I like some of the great, old street planes but do feel there's no value in planting thousands more.
Interesting observations - perhaps it's a last resort seed source or the goldfinches have learned th etechnique of getting into the seeds?
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Originally Posted by aeshna5  I always used to say nothing ate plane seeds- though I'd seen 2 other exotics feeding on them occasionally- Grey Squirrel + Ring-necked Parakeet; but this year it seems as though Goldfinches have discovered them. In several totally different parts of London- such as Barnes, Greenford, Barking + Notting Hill Gate I've come across flocks of Goldfinches eagerly extracting these seeds- something I hadn't observed before this year. I also saw a Greenfinch feeding on them too.
Perhaps I shouldn't be so surprised as Goldfinches widely feed on other tree seeds, especially on Birch, Alder + Larch, but amazed how the behaviour seems common this year. Perhaps it's a bit like the Blue Tits rapidly learning about milk tops when deliveries were common or birds such as Siskins which rapidly learnt about red mesh peanut feeders. |