Comments about large numbers of birdos in UK are obviously correct. From
this list it looks like they've been exporting them to Oz.
Me too.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Mike Simpson
Sent: Friday, 5 November 2004 8:53 AM
To: Birding-Aus (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [BIRDING-AUS] Backyard bird feeding.
As another ex-Pom, I also must admit to putting out food for birds from
time
to time (mainly to get photo shoots).
I am yet to be convinced that 'wild birds will become dependant upon
this as
a food source'. I have fruit trees in my garden which the wild birds
(mainly
Rainbow Lorikeets) descend on for a couple of weeks each year, however
they
do not then starve for 50 weeks when that food source is no longer
available, they simply find some other food source. I would imagine
that,
especially here in S.E.Australia, most species of garden bird would have
little difficulty in finding food.
Here at the base of the Blue Mountains (but still in suburbia), putting
out
seed attracts Galahs, Little and Long Billed Corellas, Crested Pigeons,
Rainbow Lorikeets, Spotted Turtle-Doves, Red-rumped Parrots, Eastern
Rosellas and the odd sparrow.
Regular garden visitors are Common Mynahs, Noisy Miners, Noisy
Friar-birds,
Red Wattlebirds, Starlings, Currawongs, Magpies, Mudlarks, Blackbirds
and
Grey Butcherbirds but none of these pay any attention to birdseed, yet
still
appear to find plenty to eat.
Regards - Mike Simpson, Penrith, NSW
http://members.optusnet.com.au/ozbirds
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