About a month ago, at vast expense :-\ I bought a bird feeder, and set it up in the middle of the allotment with fat balls and one of those long seed holders, with lots of seeds in. So far, none of the seeds appear to have been eaten at all, nearly all the fat balls have gone completely :o, with no sign of them having been pecked at, just taken lock, stock and barrel! Presumably some large bird - maybe a crow or something - has taken the fat balls. But I wonder why the seeds aren't being eaten? There's a large tree nearby, as well as my shed, so I'd have thought there would be plenty of places for the birds to sit in/on before they come and dine. I was hoping to attract lots of our feathered friends so that they would eat the slugs and other nasties - but it's not looking very hopeful!
