HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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- Nov 9, 2009
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Birds are wary of feeding in wide open spaces because they are sitting ducks for hawks and birds of prey. If your feeders are near to trees and bushes, they are close to areas where they can hide .I have a bird-feeding station in my garden, with all the goodies - fat-balls, seeds, nuts, mealworms - but I get hardly any visitors. Wish I knew why. No sparrows or starlings here at all! Much to my delight though, I had a brief visit from a goldfinch - a beautiful bird. Last time I saw one was on a summer day, when running back to school after going home for dinner, more than 60 years ago!