Feeding birds antisocial?

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Feedthebird · 02/01/2024 14:38

After not topping up the feeder for a while I’ve started feeding the birds again.
There are so many - I have parakeets, starlings, jackdaws, robin, sparrows and other small birds.
Due to the orientation of my house the feeders are close to the street. Is this antisocial as many of the birds are landing on the trees which are on the street.

YANBU - the birds need feeding
YABU - for encouraging birds onto the streets trees

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Char65 · 07/01/2024 09:59

Grammarnut · 05/01/2024 23:07

afaik the RSPB recommends putting out suitable food in late winter and early spring when food is scarce. This helps birds survive including the ones that are endangered (e.g. sparrows, seagulls). I don't see this as anti-social in the least, nor does it prevent birds from foraging on their own and setting up territories. We feed the birds but have only one pair of magpies (seem permanent) and a pair of blackbirds, and also a pair of robins. I have seen bluetits and coletits as well as wrens, who come to feed but are not permanent (the wrens might be, difficult to tell). We have about a third of an acre garden and back onto a river and nature reserve.

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Yes agree with this we only feed during the winter and spring and out out nuts, seed and have blackbirds, sparrows, blue tits who nest and a lot of pigeons and magpies, occasional thrush and woodpecker,

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