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Old 18-01-2008, 09:51 AM
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Re: Are we over-feeding birds?

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Originally Posted by Rob Jones View Post
I don't think anyone would disagree that CC is consistantly producing much milder winters so does anyone think that as a result wild birds will lose their natural instincts for finding natural food sources by offering them an easy source by way of bird feeders?

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Rob

I don't think this poses a problem. From my observations if there is an abundance of natural food the birds seem to give this preference over the bird feeders.

There was a wealth of berries in our garden this year which in turn reduced the frequency of replenishing the bird feeders.

Gerry
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