Study of bird droppings in UK highlights impact of garden feeding

https://phys.org ^ | MAY 26, 2021 | by Bob Yirka

[Bob434]

Man Feeds Racoons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofp26_oc4CA&t=728s

[Bob434]

or this- Magpies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqSbDcks_uA

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Whoops...guess you can tell how far I read before posting!

[KarlInOhio]

150,000 TONS of wild bird food in the U.K. every year? That is staggering and just doesn’t seem possible.

That's only 4.5 pounds per Brit. My dad's feathered (and gray furry) beggars would go through 50 pound bags of

[BozoTexino]

Pellet gun. Works great on squirrels, too. Although, my feeder closes when anything larger than say a Cardinal hops on the perch.

[Red Badger]

That’s a FReeper standard!...............

[Ezekiel]

Matthew 6:26...................

Matthew 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Reminds me of the modern parable of the man sitting on his roof, waiting for God to rescue him from the flood. Because of the great faith that he wore on his sleeve, the man kept sending away the human rescuers.

your heavenly Father feedeth them...

The work involved first collecting data regarding bird feeding. They found that approximately 150,000 tons of birdfeed is purchased each year in the U.K. They also found that the amount of feed given to birds is more than triple what would be needed to sustain them all.

"Excuse Me, but your bird feeder is empty."

The researchers focused most specifically on peanuts in the fecal samples because it is found in almost all bird feeders in Scotland and because it is not something the birds can find in the wild.

Welfare. It's for the birds! Then sure enough, the rising seeds lift all bums.