Yes, Pete, I voiced the same queries a while ago and could not get a
straight answer.
I have found two common statements from birders:-
1. "Do not feed the birds, they will become used to it, and if you are away
will starve"
2. "Plant native shrubs in your garden to provide food/shelter for native
birds"
Now, this does not make sense, a native shrub will provide food for only a
few weeks during nectar production or seed production times, whereas putting
out bird food will provide food all the time you remember to do it.
Birds are not stupid, if there is food they will eat it, if not then they
are quite capable of flying off somewhere else to feed. Let us face it, the
Swift Parrots fly all the way to Penrith from Tasmania just so that they can
feed here while there is nothing going down south.
Regards, Mike Simpson
Penrith, NSW
http://members.optusnet.com.au/ozbirds
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