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Feeding the birds?

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Don’t forget the water too! Water is very important at this time of year as they still need to drink! Put fresh out every day!

Garden Bird Feeders andWild Bird Food at the UK’s best Bird Food Suppliers – Garden Bird

Free delivery on orders over £60 and a discount available at the moment too. With Suet Bird Food, live bird food (Wax Worms and mealworms), mixes and single types of food. Helps you target specific birds with the different types of foods.

Feed the birds

Monday, August 30th, 2010

As the days grow cooler it’s important to think about our feathered friends. They benefit from year round feeding but it’s vital to help our native birds through the winter to put some food out. Don’t forget clean water!
Thompson & Morgan has these new products today

Crab Apple Collection 3 trees - 1 of each
Crab Apple Collection 3 trees – 1 of each £44.99
Collection comprises 1 tree each of John Downie Golden Hornet Red Sentinel Crab Apples make attractive trees with their pink or white blossom, followed by colourful autumn fruits that make delicious preserves. Any unpicked fruits will soften after a few frosts and will create a sumptuous food source for wild birds from late January until March. All varieties are self fertile. Crab apples planted near fruiting apple trees make excellent pollinators, and will help pollinating bees to increase your crop.

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Beautiful bird tables

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Bird Tables
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Standard UK delivery is free on orders over £49.99, and £4.90 for orders less than £50.
Keen Gardener can guarantee Christmas delivery of orders received by 1.30pm on Monday 21st December (in-stock items to UK addresses).
They’ve got a great range of Bird Feed and Feeders, as well as bird tables and boxes! Ideal for anyone who loves watching the birds. It’s that time of year when you should start feeding the birds. Feed them everyday and make sure they have fresh water! The blackbirds and mistle thrushes have been bobbing about on the lawn today picking up the leaves looking for tasty things underneath.
If you’re looking at a new greenhouse for next season then they have a very tempting range!

Feeding the birds

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Now it’s the first frost of the year it’s important to put some food out for the birds and to make sure they have access to fresh water.

The RSPB has a great selection of bird feeders and foods available to buy online. And you can also get their Christmas cards right now!
Top selling bird foods include:
No-mess sunflower mix
RSPB suet bird cakes
Buggy nibbles
Premium peanuts
Suet balls
Feeder mix extra
Premium sunflower hearts
Table mix
Dried mealworms
Coconut shell treats

We should all feed the birds – it’s wise to use bird feeders though to avoid too much spillage, although blackbirds prefer the ground, so put some things out for them. They love apples too – so if you have any that are going soft or rotten then put them out for the birds.
Drinking water is essential for them too – and in this colder weather it’s important to check they have some and it’s not iced over.

Bird feeder cage

Bird feeder cage

If you have a problem with pigeons or squirrels then you will need to keep these away from the bird food. Pigeons quickly become a hazard if they get access to food. One of these adjustable ground feeder cages is just the thing to keep them out.