I rented a house in January and there were no birds in the garden. We only have a few houses around and they are some distance away.
Over the course of several weeks we started to get visitors. They liked the food and kept coming back!
Our guests all had babies and now each day we have 40 sparrows of various types, finches, long-tailed, blue and great tits, four blackbirds and a thrush. There are also 4 hooded crows, some magpies and a jay. All come each day.
I am moving in a few weeks and I am worried about the small birds and whether they will get enough food now they have come to rely on a regular supply. I am only moving the other side of a big field, a few hundred yards away. But how do I tell them where I am going?
I am hoping to sneak back to feed them when I am able until the house is rented out again. I was wanting some advice as to whether this is a good idea or whether it is better that the food just stops. Will they go looking for another home or will they stay and try to forage for natural food.
As far as I can tell most of the birds we have are a result of multiplication and have never needed to eat anything other than what we provide for them.
Any advise/reassurance would be appreciated.
Jaison
Over the course of several weeks we started to get visitors. They liked the food and kept coming back!
Our guests all had babies and now each day we have 40 sparrows of various types, finches, long-tailed, blue and great tits, four blackbirds and a thrush. There are also 4 hooded crows, some magpies and a jay. All come each day.
I am moving in a few weeks and I am worried about the small birds and whether they will get enough food now they have come to rely on a regular supply. I am only moving the other side of a big field, a few hundred yards away. But how do I tell them where I am going?
I am hoping to sneak back to feed them when I am able until the house is rented out again. I was wanting some advice as to whether this is a good idea or whether it is better that the food just stops. Will they go looking for another home or will they stay and try to forage for natural food.
As far as I can tell most of the birds we have are a result of multiplication and have never needed to eat anything other than what we provide for them.
Any advise/reassurance would be appreciated.
Jaison