Val Curtis' last posting on the problem of feeding the exotic birds
reminded me of a friends bird feeder.
To prevent sparrows, Starlings etc from landing on her feed tray she had
steel mesh in the shape of an upturned bowl covering the tray. This
allowed Red-browed Finches and Superb Fairy-wrens to get through, but not
sparrows or the larger honeyeaters. Fascinating to watch the sparrows and
other birds trying again and again to get into the feed tray.
Of course spilt grain was available to the exotics but she only put a
limited amount of food out and varied the time of provision to prevent any
pattern developing.
Just something else to think about should one be using feed trays.
Martin O'Brien
Executive Scientific Officer, Scientific Advisory Committee
Department of Sustainability and Environment
4/250 Victoria Pde., East Melbourne 3002
Tel: 9412 4567 Fax: 9412 4586
(prefixes: Interstate 03 International 613)
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