The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126203   Message #2828130
Posted By: GUEST,LTS on the sofa
02-Feb-10 - 09:55 AM
Thread Name: BS: Birdwatching 2010
Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2010
Put my survey results up... I've counted the black headed gull that hovered over the table preparing to land, before it noticed the cat staring up at it between the latticework.... because it was IN my garden and didn't just fly over, even though it technically didn't land.

I'm annoyed that the survey didn't have the option of writing exactly what your other food was - my garden is planted with berry bearing trees and shrubs that provide food if I can't put any out, and there was nowhere to put this information. I think it makes a difference to the birds. We wouldn't have blackbirds in such number if there weren't the berries there to feed them - due to the large cat population in the area, a bird table is not a good idea. Similarly we probably wouldn't have such a large cat population if I didn't encourage small birds for them to chase!

LTS