I don’t just love wildlife photography, I love wildlife in general, a passion I share with the vast majority of outdoorsy photographers, I'm sure. With that in mind, bird feeder cameras are a fantastic way of engaging in both hobbies from the comfort of your own home. But I’m now thinking harder about how I feed my feathery friends, following The UK’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ (RSPB) decision to stop selling flat bird feeders for fear of perpetuating deadly avion diseases, with a particular concern for finches.
The RSPB website currently states: “As a precautionary measure, whilst we await the findings of the review, we have suspended all our bird tables and related products, Table mix and Table mix extra, window feeders and feeder guardians with trays, from sale. This is because there is evidence to suggest that some birds, particularly finches, can be more exposed to disease when fed on flat surfaces like these.”
