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It's OK to feed wild birds – here are some tips for doing it the right way
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- Vicinity9635 3y agoNone of this applies to crows. They're very happy to eat our rotting corpses and day old vomit. So feeding them can be an adventure if you try hard enough.
- sva_ 3y agoI tried that once. I fed a bunch of crows some walnuts while sitting by a river, and it was fine. The next day I came back, I fed crows at the same spot, and soon a murder of other crows came and attacked the crows I just fed. Not even just lightly nabbing them, but hacking down on them continuously until I broke up the fight. Didn't try feeding any since then.
- lagniappe 3y agoYou're supposed to use McDonalds fries, and some light rock-throwing toward the opposing faction. Traditionally this is how murder-crows have been trained since at least 2013. Total process is a few weeks. Source: https://imgur.com/f50IZJS https://imgur.com/f50IZJS
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- wdh505 3y agoOmg, what did I just read? That was some good greentext
- supriyo-biswas 3y agoCrows are social animals, and it would be very strange for the two factions to not intermingle (let alone just observe) and know what was really going on. Also they are opportunistic animals, and won’t give up the chance to get a treat even if they consider you an enemy; where I live the crows consider me a threat and caw loudly and angrily peck at plants and the windows if they see me, but will take any food that I leave outside. The crow war is a good story, if only a bit suspect.
- sologoub 3y agoDidn’t see this in the article, but having a thriving bird population is great for pest control as well! They keep all kinds of bugs in check, so less need to spray stuff, etc.
- sitkack 3y agoI feed the birds by growing insects.
- greenie_beans 3y agojust plant native plants that have seed heads and don't dead head them once they're done flowering. your neighbor will think your garden is ugly, but they won't have many birds in their garden.
- hammock 3y agocan you deadhead but just leave them all in one spot in the yard for the birds to find?
- greenie_beans 3y agoidk, try it and let us know how it works out.
- EvanAnderson 3y agoWe plant sunflowers and zinnias to get lovely visits from hummingbirds (and bees and butterflies) in the early to mid-summer and jays and finches coming for the seeds in the fall.
- goda90 3y agoDon't spray pesticides either. A lot of birds eat insects.
- Angostura 3y agoYou can do that, and you’ll certainly have seed available for - three months of the year
- greenie_beans 3y agono, that is false. the seedheads sit on the stalk through the winter, providing bird food through meager times. that has been my experience at least, in both a warmer climate and a colder climate.
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- smcleod 3y agoTip for New Zealand bird feeding - native birds feed on nectar (sugar/honey water) and not seeds which are primarily consumed by introduced / invasive species.
- soperj 3y agoI thought Kiwis eat, roots, shoots and leaves?
- smcleod 3y agoYou’re not going to be feeding kiwis in your average back yard, also - as they don’t fly, they’ll struggle to reach most bird feeders.
- elliottkember 3y agoGoogle the phrase "eats, roots, shoots, and leaves"
- davidhyde 3y agoYou're confusing, pandas with marsupials ;)
- 867-5309 3y agothere's a Lynne Truss joke in there somewhere..
- observationist 3y agoOnly the ones with guns and shovels.
- dekhn 3y agono, that's drop bears
- timClicks 3y agoFlightless birds don't live in suburban and urban environments. There are predators there and they're all locally extinct.
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- robjwells 3y agoNarrowly on the matter of “clean feeders”, I’d recommend people (particularly of interest to those in the UK) check out Finches Friend. They make feeders designed to avoid the spread of disease (primarily trichomonosis) and their blog posts are full of related information. https://www.finchesfriend.com/ https://www.finchesfriend.com/
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- kingsloi 3y agoOne of the best things I've done recently was install bird feeders that hang from the soffits of my house. My main level is on the the top floor, and seeing all the birds while I'm at work or on the sofa is such a joy. They keep me, my cats, and toddler entertained... but having to refill every week gets expensive
- soperj 3y ago> but having to refill every week gets expensive Less spent on cat toys though...
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- mysterydip 3y agoFor those interested, Lazy Game Reviews (LGR) recently started a live bird feeder cam which runs daily: (edit: fixed) https://www.youtube.com/live/fd-2D_Qabqk?si=buJg480KK3VJI_PD https://www.youtube.com/live/fd-2D_Qabqk?si=buJg480KK3VJI_PD Also, if you're curious what birds are coming into your yard, I recommend the Merlin Bird ID App from Cornell University: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/ https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
- stn8188 3y agoWas the link an ad intentionally? Or was it a copy/paste error?
- mysterydip 3y agoCopy paste error. It was supposed to be the live feed, I'll see if I can fix it.
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- Aaronstotle 3y agoI feed my neighborhood crews peanuts pretty regularly, they know me and my girlfriend and are quick to show up in the morning when we have the bag of peanuts. Its fun
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- blackeyeblitzar 3y agoI really dislike when one problematic neighbor feeds crows. She has ended up attracting a massive group of them regularly, and it ends up causing a nuisance for everyone else who has to put up with constant noise from the crows and also trash (since they like to retrieve random things and leave them all over). Folks who decide to feed wildlife - please be considerate of others around you. Wild animals are wild, and they can figure out how to survive on their own.
- wdh505 3y agoI am pretty sure that they can be trained to pick up trash and alert if someone falls. It can be a low tech alarm.
- b112 3y agoJust seed your lawn, easiest most expensive way to feed birds ever invented.
- ClassyJacket 3y agoSadly it was made illegal in our area and our neighbour actually reported us. One day they were actively bringing in bus loads of foreign tourists to feed the birds, the next they're knocking on our doors telling us to stop or get a fine. (Melbourne, Australia)
- datadrivenangel 3y agoThe bin chickens are a nuisance though.
- whartung 3y agoWe don’t feed the birds directly, but we do have a fountain the local birds greatly enjoy. We make it a point that algaecide we use is bird safe. From finches to crows, they all seem to enjoy the running water in our ad hoc birdie bidet. Once or twice a year we get a reenactment of “The Birds” when 10+ rather large crows descend for a spa day.
- interludead 3y agoI remember how my mom and I used to feed the pigeons together in the park