![]() ![]() The practice is similarly supported in the US, where some 45 million people feed birds. In the UK, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds actively encourages the practice, selling guides on bird feeding and a huge range of food, including seed, suet balls and mealworms, for different kinds of birds. And the public is very happy to get behind this sentiment bird feeding is one of those topics – such as mandatory bike helmet laws, or jaywalking – that gets people unexpectedly hot under the collar.īut whether you should feed birds not only depends on who you ask, it also depends where you live. Some councils issue fines for feeding in certain circumstances. The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage warns against feeding birds due to the detrimental effects of malnutrition (from eating inappropriate food), the potential for the spread of disease and the likelihood of their becoming pests. In Australia, feeding the birds is a much-maligned pastime, a practice decried by everyone from conservation groups and local councils to state wildlife services. The sulphur crested cockatoo is a glorious bird – and it has proven seriously popular in Guardian Australia and Birdlife Australia’s Bird of the Year poll – but I fully expect this disclosure to earn me some scolding. ![]()
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