Red Kites and Urban Gardens (1 Viewer)

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Alan Tilmouth

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• Jan 6, 2015

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Surveys of garden feeding in Reading have revealed the reason for the high numbers of Red Kites in the city see here but is it a good thing, simply replicating their urban roots of the Middle Ages or should we be discouraging garden feeding?

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Jan 6, 2015

• #2

When I saw "National Trust Premium wild bird food" I thought the NT were selling food to put out for kites :eek!: :king:


Whatever the pros and cons of it, I can't see anyone being able to stop people putting stuff out in their gardens.

 

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Boro Birder

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• Jan 7, 2015

• #3

If I had the opportunity to feed Red Kites to come into my garden I wouldn't let anybody tell me otherwise, unless it was detrimental to the birds.

Damian

 

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Alan Tilmouth

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• Jan 7, 2015

• #4

Strikes me it just replicates the niches they used to exploit back when Robin Hood was just a lad.

Maybe there's a niche there @Nutcracker