Hi all,
Just signed up.
I have tits, finches, robins, the odd wren, and nuthatches in my garden. I want to start feeding them and I am looking at putting some feeders up.
The problem is crows, jackdaws, and rooks; We have 100s (and i mean 100s) of them in our community. They are quite (in)famous..
I am aware that "all birds need to feed" but does anyone have the ultimate guide to feeding just the small birds? There are no squirrels (yet!) and only a few pigeons..the corvids won't let the small birds get a look in unless I take action to prevent it..
I have read about cages around feeders, DIY projects involving hanging baskets fashioned into guards..etc but I am dubious - I am also aware of corvids' intelligence and suspect they will 'attack' cages, rattling the feeders causing the food to drop out..
Maybe I am overthinking it.
Any advice please?
Thank you so much, I look forward to hearing some wisdom!
Andy
I don’t feed the birds. However, Corvids have different food requirements to some of your birds, and are less agile than most of them. Niger won’t be of interest to them for example. Feeders are available that aren’t corvid friendly, with little rings to perch on. For robins, leaving mealworms in the same, secret location, near to the house, should be safe. Corvids know to fear humans in most of UK.
Hello Andy and welcome to the community; in addition to stealthy's advice and more ideas for feeding this older post may help HERE
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Regards, Hazel