My fiancee has had ME/CFS for a while now, and because she could not, for the longest time, look at books/screens/... we put a feeding tray in front of her window so she could watch all the birds going by. Here are some images we took over the last half-year.
Hawfinch stretching to look into the room:
Blue Tits and Great Tits come by the most. Sometimes we get Marsh Tits:
A woodpecker:
12 Comments
ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world · 8 pts · 136d
These are great pictures. Love the tits. And for those who don't know: CFS = chronic fatigue syndrome.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 7 pts · 136d
Nice!
I'm a sufferer myself. Feel free to join !myalgicencephalomyelitis@lemmy.blahaj.zone if you haven't already.
My beds going to be closer to my window soon as well. But I fear we'd be feeding the local cats with such a setup.
Zwiebel@feddit.org · 4 pts · 136d
Would it be possible for you to to get a bird feeder where they can't poop in the food? 🥹👉👈
PlantJam@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 136d
Trust me, they'll find a way.
Zwiebel@feddit.org · 6 pts · 136d
No. This "classic" design is specifically known to spread desease. Someone posted a study a while ago that links them to a population decline of certain songbirds in the UK.
Modern feeders force the bird to sit next to the food not in it
MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 136d
Here you go https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/how-to-help-garden-birds
PlantJam@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 136d
I had no idea! I assume the modem feeders are just less of a disease vector, but still not ideal for at risk populations?
Zwiebel@feddit.org · 3 pts · 135d
I mean ideal doesn't ever exist does it
PlantJam@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 135d
I'd say the closest to ideal would be plants, but that doesn't give a centralized place to watch them.
me_jumper@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 134d
Thanks for the heads up, I did not know that.
Could you link the study if you can find it? I could not find it after a quick search.I would really like to know how different factors affect this. I think, without knowing, we kinda did some things that might mitigate this to a degree: We normally have very little food in the feeder. It typically is empty after a day or two. Once the feeder is nearly empty we clear the remaining kernels, stuff they don't like as much (and I guess, the poop with it). Would love to know if this actually helps and if they discussed other factors in the paper.Edit: Just seen the link posted (how did I miss that) and it does answer why my points don't matter. Don't use flat feeders ever.
ChaosCoati@midwest.social · 2 pts · 136d
that’s a great way to pass the time
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 135d
Nice set, thanks for sharing!