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> Sorry, Robert and Rupert, bird baths are out too! See
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1264281/Infected-garden-feeders-bird-baths-blamed-deaths-fifth-Britains-greenfinches.html
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> However, the National Audubon and several Audubon chapters gives advice on
> keeping feeders and bird baths clean. See for example
> https://www.auduboninternational.org/Resources/Documents/WHM%20-%20Bird%20Feeding.pdf.
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> By the way the American Birding Association gives some guidelines on feeding
> and watering birds, mentioning that "It is important to feed birds
> continually during harsh weather” http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html.
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> The ABA code of ethics also state that "If you are attracting birds to an
> area, ensure the birds are not exposed to predation from cats and other
> domestic animals”. My reading of this is that ABA consider it unethical to
> attract birds to an area where your pets might harm them.
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> Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
> PO Box 71
> Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
> 043 8650 835
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> PhD candidate, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW.
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> Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia
> Nominated by Earthfoot for Condé Nast’s International Ecotourism Award, 2004.
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> With every introduction of a plant or animal that goes feral this continent
> becomes a little less unique, a little less Australian.
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> On 26 Jan 2016, at 5:51 am, Robin and Rupert Irwin <>
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>> Speaking very much as a layman, would not the use water bowls spread disease
>> just as much as food trays. We are encouraged to clean water supplies
>> regularly, if we did the same with food trays would that not help to
>> discourage the spread of disease?
>> Robin
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