Birds love my fat balls.

[Andrew_Culture]

Gardens are inherently dangerous places for birds. Lots more predators there than in the fields and hedgerows. Cold weather drives the birds into the gardens as natural food gets scarce. So all Autumn there was loads to eat in the hedgerows, now it's getting harder to find so expect more birds in the gardens soon, taking their chances with the cats.

Of course if you live in a cold part of the country like I do, a lot of the passerines leave for the winter. My mum lives at the seaside and she sees goldfinches, greenfinches, bullfinches etc all winter. They've all moved on from here and I won't see them again until March

We did used to get some really gorgeous Goldfinches in our garden all year round, but I haven't seen the for a long time.

Since posting this morning the hedgerow sparrows are back, and some starlings have had a crack at the half coconut fat thing.

 

[andyfraser]

We're getting quite a few blue tits, great tits, sparrows and a robin. This is the first winter we've had a garden and been able to feed the birds.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The birds don't seem as interested this year!

Are your balls disappointing the birds this year? That's inevitable as you get older.

GC

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Something must have changed in the last few days. Now I'm getting bluetits, hedge sparrows, pigeons, starlings and chaffinches are all making themselves welcome!

 

[Fnaar]

We had a nuthatch last week... lovely to see it going down on my nuts

 

[Andrew_Culture]

We had a nuthatch last week... lovely to see it going down on my nuts

Apparently my wife has seen some great tits.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Now I do like wild life but mr squirrel and his mates are taking the pee..
What's allowed in the "I need to dispatch some of these sense" I wont snare,or poison them.
Im tempted to get a pellet gun but its a rear garden so not to keen on risking discharging a weapon with neighbours property close by. ,I'm a very good shot but is a pellet gun even good enough to kill a squirrel these days with power limitations + it would be .177 pistol type gun if I do ?

Has anyone tried the cages ? Or do the pesky critters just sus them too?
I dont normally mind but it seems to be a good year for tree rats..