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Re: BIRD FEEDING
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:00 pm
by Willpar
Done away with my port feeders for the same reason JS. Just too much waste. I now use a deep tray feeder and make up my own sparrow food. Red and white millet with kibbled sunflower hearts. As wood pigeons will use it as well i add whole sunflower hearts also. And just put out a measured amount each day. Hardly anything left by the next morning. Gets wet when it rains, but don`t seem to put the birds off from eating it.
Re: BIRD FEEDING
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:13 pm
by Jacksparrow
This past week has seen a sizable reduction in the amount of food being eaten. Clearly the hot weather does not suit our feathered friends either.
Re: BIRD FEEDING
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:48 am
by Willpar
I had a reduction in starling numbers, but still put out same amount of food. Though the bird bath was used less, that did seem strange.
Re: BIRD FEEDING
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 9:25 am
by Willpar
House sparrows are not large birds, but my flock are putting away two suet balls a day, most days. Not counting the seed i put out and some live mealworms.
Re: BIRD FEEDING
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:33 am
by Butterfly
Willpar wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 9:25 am
House sparrows are not large birds, but my flock are putting away two suet balls a day, most days. Not counting the seed i put out and some live mealworms.
You are lucky to have so many of them Willpar, they are so lively and charming birds
. My group is much smaller, but growing in size. They don't spend much time around though, they come and go
Re: BIRD FEEDING
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:25 pm
by Jacksparrow
My sparrows go through phases of wanting to eat fatballs. Currently there attention is elsewhere.
Re: BIRD FEEDING
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:27 pm
by Willpar
The fatballs i have at the moment are insect and mealworms. They are yellow in colour.
Re: BIRD FEEDING
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:34 pm
by Jacksparrow
Willpar wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:27 pm
The fatballs i have at the moment are insect and mealworms. They are yellow in colour.
That could explain it then. They like the de lux fatballs
Re: BIRD FEEDING
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:59 pm
by Butterfly
Jacksparrow wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:34 pm
Willpar wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:27 pm
The fatballs i have at the moment are insect and mealworms. They are yellow in colour.
That could explain it then. They like the de lux fatballs
Re: BIRD FEEDING
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 9:56 am
by Willpar
Sparrows seem to have stopped taking away the live mealworms now, and not getting through as many. Hopefully come autumn/ winter, will attract some different birds also.