Australia’s leading expert on birds says it’s OK to feed wild birds – if done correctly – at home, challenging a widely held attitude that feeding birds is all bad.
Professor Darryl Jones from Griffith’s Environmental Futures Research Institute, has published a new book The Birds at My Table, which has sold exceptionally well since its March 14 release.
More than one-third of Australians feed birds at home, a practice that has seen opposing views from certain groups. Professor Jones encourages people who feed birds at home to enjoy the experience but to be careful not to offer inappropriate foods or too much.
“It’s a treat not a three-course meal,” Professor Jones says.
“This is the only country on the earth where feeding wild birds is strongly discouraged, but despite that, literally millions of people do it and sadly there is very little advice available.
“Part of the responsibility in writing this book is to develop
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