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Feeding the birds

I like watching the birds that land in the garden. We spend a small fortune on seed for them. At £30 a pop for a large sack of sunflower hearts, the birds that visit my feeder eat very well indeed. We bought some new feeders this morning. The one with the silver top is a bigger version of the one we have for the little black seeds the finches like.
 Can you see the green topped one at the front. It is a lot bigger in real life. There are 12 feeding holes in total and is nearly two foot in height. That should keep the birds happy for a while.
Throughout the year we use a variety of seeds. Sunflower hearts, Niger seeds & wild bird seed mix. In spring we put out meal worms & in winter we put out home made fat balls.
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