I started feeding a few sparrows on my balcony a year ago, now I find myself hiding from them. Pretending I am not home by leaving the curtains open and turning out the lights! I used to count them but now there are soo many! Help!

Have you considered moving out?

Wow! What a genius! No, I never considered
that. Thanks so much.

Sparrows are harmless. What is frightening you so much?

Surely if you stop feeding them they will eventually stop turning up?

Yes, obviously I have thought of that many
times however, they are so sneaky, they will
send the cutest one by himself to break my
heart, so, I put out some seeds for it and wham! It calls in the whole army! Anyway, thank you so much for the advice. I am living in Japan, now being Spring, tweet, tweet, tweet, here is or are my babies the father sparrow feed its young. Recently have got a few grumpy faces from the neighbors.

If only we could pick and choose the ones we want to feed!