If you decide to feed wild birds in your garden, always make sure feeding stations and bird baths are disinfected regularly. And most importantly PLEASE DO NOT USE PESTICIDES in your garden! Most birds actually eat bugs and pesticides not only mean less food for wild birds, but when a bird eats a poisoned insect…
Due to habitat loss in the process of over developed areas that once harboured wildlife in abundance of the natural pest controllers, areas become overrun by pests. However, by offering these species eg: Spotted Eagle Owls/ Barn Owls a suitable nesting site with the correct habitat box one can have nature controlling the pests and avoid the use of Rodenticides which have a profoundly negative effect on the balance of the eco system. If you want to live in a balanced environment, then work with Nature and not against it.
