How to help garden birds in spring

karinhoppe 24/11/2011 at 15:28

Chris, 2 metres? You seemed about 3 metres up! ?

Railmad 24/11/2011 at 15:28

I disagree with the thought that you can keep feeders up in Spring/ Summer. I have , for the first time, and , reluctantly, took down my feeders. To my amazement , i have had just the same, if not more , variety's of birds ,on the lawn and hedges. This experiment was hard to implement , but i am reaping the benefit at the moment.
Regarding the Box to attract Blackbirds etc, would not that be prone to Squirrels, and Magpies?

superbrilliant 24/11/2011 at 15:29

I have put a bird box on the side of my shed along with 2 feeders; one with seed and the other fat balls. They have been hung out for over 4 weeks and the food hasnt run out. Doesnt seem to work in my garden. Do you think its my dog scaring them away?

gardenfriendly 24/11/2011 at 15:29

I like the idea of putting a plastic sheet on the grass to wait for the slugs to come up, for the birds to feast on. Brilliant.

Ortellado 27/01/2012 at 13:30

Could your videos please have subtitles. I am deaf so I am unable to follow the instructions.
Thanks