What I don't get is the absurd quantites some people put out, begging, as you
mentioned, stale bread from local bakeries. That and the lack of understanding
that, for ferals at least, more food creates more birds.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of
> brian fleming
> Sent: Wednesday, 11 January 2012 11:39 AM
> To: Carl Clifford;
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Feed the Birds -and get an
> Anti-social Behaviour Order
>
> This issue is a real case for public education.
> I recollect a dear kind old chap, who had begged a quantity of stale
> bread for the poor birds, saying "But there's nothing here
> for them to
> eat!" at a swamp swarming with natural tucker for birds.
> Banyule City Council (Melb. metropolitan area)has put up
> signs pointing
> out that ducks and water hens eat waterplants and bugs, and
> don't need
> bread. At Banyule Swamp people seem to observe this; at
> Wilson Reserve
> someone scratches out the 'not' quite often, as well as the
> sign which
> forbids dogs entering the water.
>
> So often pigeon-feeders accuse those who criticise them of
> 'cruelty to
> birds'. A local person used to encourage pigeons, doves and Mynahs by
> chucking bread on the footpath. This of course attracted
> rats and mice.
> We had a Tawny Frogmouth perched waiting for the mice most evenings,
> until she was persuaded to desist.
>
> Anthea Fleming
>
>
> On 11/01/2012 9:21 AM, Carl Clifford wrote:
> > Pity some Australian Councils don't do the same.
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-16488207
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Carl Clifford
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