These are wild animals that should not be encouraged to see humans as friendly. Wild animals have a healthy weariness of humans as most of us not well meaning individuals. Take photos fine, but pls don't pet or feed wild animals
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I feel like birds are the exception. (Outside of bird flu times) we're encouraged to put feeders in our yards and taking the kids to feed the ducks/geese is definitely a thing (local environmental center doesn't discourage feeding, they do recommend cabbage instead of bread though.
They aren’t. We can provide for them, sure, but they are STILL wild animals. If a bird willingly gets close to you, cool. Don’t touch it. It’s wild. They carry diseases and we have harmful shit on our fingers. We’re not Disney princesses.
I am in no way suggesting that they are tame or domesticated. 100% they are wild animals. But every environmental center I've gone to literally sells birdseed (temporarily stopped due to bird flu, usually they sell it) and say it perfectly fine to feed wild geese as long as it's healthy (not bread).
Birds seem to be the one exception as "wild animals you're allowed to feed". Feeding deer and other wildlife is illegal in my area. But as I said the environmental center usually encourages people to put up birdfeeders and to feed the ducks/geese healthy options like cabbage (which they go nuts for)
I think the pros/cons of garden bird feeders is debatable, but imo bird feeders in the harsh winter months are fine.
Plus it helps people engage with wildlife & I must admit certainly brings me viewing pleasure seeing the finchs, robins & tits visit my neighbours feeder!
I would definitely say with current bird flu it's not even a debate, don't encourage the birbs of different species to gather in large numbers. Hence why my ecology center has temporarily stopped selling seed. When there isn't an outbreak though it's been encouraged by every center I've been at.
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Plus it helps people engage with wildlife & I must admit certainly brings me viewing pleasure seeing the finchs, robins & tits visit my neighbours feeder!