Yes it's okay to feed wild birds in your garden, as long as it's the right food
- Written by Darryl Jones, Deputy Director of Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University
A pair of Rainbow Lorikeets in a garden feeder.Flickr/john skewes, CC BY-ND
Many Australians feed wild birds in their gardens – yet the practice is discouraged by many bird groups and governments. That’s in stark contrast to what’s encouraged in other countries, so what should we be doing?
It’s an issue I studied in detail...
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