RSPB Asks UK Gardens to Pause Seed Feeders Until November
New RSPB guidance pauses seed and peanut feeding from 1 May to 31 October, drops bird tables entirely, and explains why August gardens fall silent.
New RSPB guidance pauses seed and peanut feeding from 1 May to 31 October, drops bird tables entirely, and explains why August gardens fall silent.
The birds had been free-roaming in a barn alongside their owner for years. Nobody had counted them, and the rescue had hours to build somewhere to put them.
Conures are South and Central American parrots, not a single species. Where yours came from explains its noise, its chewing and its need for company.
Eight African greys at a Lincolnshire park would not stop swearing at visitors. Staff chose the one solution that could just as easily backfire on all 92 others.
Most cockatiels molt once or twice a year, but indoor lighting scrambles the schedule. Here is the pattern that separates a normal molt from a real problem.
Swooping has begun in the north and moves south over coming weeks. Magpies defend a 100-metre radius for about six weeks, and most never make contact at all.
Heat waves change feeder hygiene risk fast. Learn how to keep birds safe when temperatures spike.
A practical room-by-room guide to creating a safe, enriching home sanctuary for pet birds.
Streetlight spill can shift dawn-chorus timing and disrupt rest for city birds. How fixture direction and shielding help, without going dark.
A field ethics guide to birdsong playback: when it stresses territorial birds, and a low-disturbance code for birders and photographers.