Hi there, I have recently set up a bird feeding station on the balcony of my second floor London apartment. A bird table with 4 feeders dangling from it and a dangling mesh platform. I have one of those multi / high quality mixes, suet berry bites, suet slabs, peanuts and the fat balls. Also the little calcium grubs. And a small suction thing on my window.
I also have a bird bath and a little ground feeder thing.
First came the pigeons which delighted me - still do. Then a magpie, then a robin, now at least two robins daily. And I also get occasional visits from blue tits, coal tits and great tits. Far less frequently than the others. I had a Jay land on the balcony twice but paid no attention to the food or water and left immediately.
I feel like certain plants, flowers or whatever will provide cover and / or other conditions that would attract a wider variety of birds? Together with some form of "interest" in the form of little logs or whatever that they could hop around and have a nose on? I want to put a bird box somewhere (in the top corner I assume?) And a camera in the box. Also perjaps a couple of cameras looking at the other station from different angles. I think decent cameras and a decent bird box. Plus any other different types of feeders I have missed.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what plants I could put up to attract a better variety of birds? Or suggestions as to the camera configuration including some good brands? I heard some of them have bird recognition AI on them even! Anyway, would appreciate some thoughts.
I also have a bird bath and a little ground feeder thing.
First came the pigeons which delighted me - still do. Then a magpie, then a robin, now at least two robins daily. And I also get occasional visits from blue tits, coal tits and great tits. Far less frequently than the others. I had a Jay land on the balcony twice but paid no attention to the food or water and left immediately.
I feel like certain plants, flowers or whatever will provide cover and / or other conditions that would attract a wider variety of birds? Together with some form of "interest" in the form of little logs or whatever that they could hop around and have a nose on? I want to put a bird box somewhere (in the top corner I assume?) And a camera in the box. Also perjaps a couple of cameras looking at the other station from different angles. I think decent cameras and a decent bird box. Plus any other different types of feeders I have missed.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what plants I could put up to attract a better variety of birds? Or suggestions as to the camera configuration including some good brands? I heard some of them have bird recognition AI on them even! Anyway, would appreciate some thoughts.
