I currently have a cherry tree in my garden which is frequently visited by different birds. There's also several feeders and nestboxes which have a lot of success.
Unfortunately the tree is slowly dying and this was the first year we didn't get any "tenants" in our nestboxes (possibly due to the decreased foliage).
The idea would be to start growing some species of wisteria along the tree trunk/branches once it's completely dead (to give the birds their needed camouflage).
However, it has come to my attention that these plants (or at least its seeds) are poisonous.
Would birds still frequent a tree if a wisteria is growing there? And if they do, would they know not to eat the seeds?
In case it matters, here are the most common birds that visit:
Unfortunately the tree is slowly dying and this was the first year we didn't get any "tenants" in our nestboxes (possibly due to the decreased foliage).
The idea would be to start growing some species of wisteria along the tree trunk/branches once it's completely dead (to give the birds their needed camouflage).
However, it has come to my attention that these plants (or at least its seeds) are poisonous.
Would birds still frequent a tree if a wisteria is growing there? And if they do, would they know not to eat the seeds?
In case it matters, here are the most common birds that visit:
- Blue & Great tit
- Eurasian wren
- House sparrow
- European robin
- Common starling
- Common blackbird
- Middle & Great spotted woodpecker
- Short-toed treecreeper
- Feral pigeons (these guys eat everything that's lying around...)
- Eurasian magpie
- Eurasian jay
- Carrion crow
- Western jackdaw
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