Posted in General on Aug 25th, 2008 No Comments »
There will soon be a feast in the hedges around here. The blackberries will soon be coming into fruit. The fruit mingles among the hedge.
A variety of birds will soon be flitting along and having a free feast.
If you are thinking of planting fruit bushes Autumn is a good time for [...]
Posted in Bird Friends Around the World, General on Aug 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Hello I live in Sheffield and birds stopped coming to me bird table 4 days ago after flocking there in great numbers, anybody any answers?
I’ve been sent this question. The first thing that comes to mind is that there is a predator in the garden or nearby.
It could be a sparrowhawk. It could be a cat.
I’d [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Jun 27th, 2008 2 Comments »
Another way of feeding birds is to plant a variety of shrubs, bushes or even hedges. This is natural food for birds.
So next time you go to a garden centre - think British Bird. Ask what plants feed birds.
A bush needs planting once and provide fruit and shelter for our garden birds for [...]
