Several years ago, Emily gave us a lovely circular bird feeder with a thatched roof which we've hung from the branch of a tree in our garden. We try to keep it topped up with a mixture of different seeds of various sizes and the results are spectacular. We have a procession of very plump birds passing through. All, as far as we can tell live locally and we suspect that they have a well developed lookout and communication system because they visit en masse shortly after filling up the tray.
We attract many kinds of seed eating birds, but mostly parrots, finches and sparrows. The parrots are wonderful and include the Eastern Rosella, the Crimson Rosella, and the large King Parrot which is green apart from a brilliant red chest. Most of our guests happily eat even if the cats are hanging around. The birds seem to have worked out that the feeder is sufficiently high to protect them. They've probably also assessed that a 15 year old overweight Juno is an unlikely stalker. The picture shows a Crimson Rosella at the feeder.
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