beach chick Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 is that I feed the wild birds all year round - fat balls, bird seed, water, etc etc. but EVERY year my garden is inundated with every bug under the sun, and not just the good ones. why arent those birds stuffing their faces on the greenfly?? some other kind of beetle-y thing is eating my fuchsia leaves. I dont tend to use many chemicals - pathclear on the drive and patios, a very small sprinkling of slug pellets round veg, and that's it. I am almost feeling the need for the nuclear option!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 They're not eating the bugs because they are eating all the delicious snacks and treats you are giving them!! :) Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 They're not eating the bugs because they are eating all the delicious snacks and treats you are giving them!! :) Martin I've got it all wrong then... I thought you feed the birds year round, attract them to the garden, and they repay you by picking off all the greenfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 I've got approximately 9564127568201496 sparrows nesting in my garden and not content with the food I've provided for them, they've decided my cabbage seedlings are much tastier I can boast the healthiest sparrows for miles around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 I've got approximately 9564127568201496 sparrows nesting in my garden and not content with the food I've provided for them, they've decided my cabbage seedlings are much tastier I can boast the healthiest sparrows for miles around We're lucky to see 1 sparrow around here and it's been like that for lots of years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 It's because they're all in my garden. I've read that they're dying out but certainly not here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 It's because they're all in my garden. I've read that they're dying out but certainly not here! and the other 98746589234765 are in my garden. and they are not doing ANYTHING useful at all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
