reiver; it was NOT natural; 500 years ago, there would have been far more small birds; the numbers could have bourne with 10 finches vanishing from a very small area, THAT would have been natural, but birds now have a greatly reduced habitat; the numbers simply don't balance out in the 21st century.
I have to disagree with you, Artjak, because without the apex predator to take out the sick and dying, then disease spreads amongst the general population and the whole population is weakened. If all the sharks are removed from a coral reef, the general health of the wider fish population declines. Carnivorous birds have their place in the ecosystem. Survival of the fittest. A balance will always be maintained.
The greater habitat for birds, (woods, meadows and hedgerows) has been ruined, (yes, by man) The huge amount of gardens in the country has become their habitat. We feed birds through a hard winter to ensure their survival. Otherwise there would be fewer small birds as many would not survive their first winter. The hawks move with their food. It just seems a bit more brutal when it is in our own backyard. If the small bird population declines, the hawk population declines. A balance is always maintained. Only when man goes in for wholesale slaughter, does the entire population get wiped out and a species becomes extinct.
Saturday is the "Rocky Plant " show at Wimborne Minster , and I am going to Wisley on Sunday. So I am very very happy... where did you buy those sungalasses ... I want some..
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Enough said.
Wintersong looking good
KEF; to hell with Sparrow Hawks being magnificent! Last spring I had 11 goldfinches feeding at the Niger seed. The Sparrow Hawk took 10 of them!
Its nature. Enjoy the sight of all the birds. Numbers will balance out.
A world without raptors would be diminished. We get to enjoy viewing nature , it is not there to act as we would wish.
Would we like to see tigers extinct because they eat pretty Bambi? I think not.
reiver; it was NOT natural; 500 years ago, there would have been far more small birds; the numbers could have bourne with 10 finches vanishing from a very small area, THAT would have been natural, but birds now have a greatly reduced habitat; the numbers simply don't balance out in the 21st century.
I have to disagree with you, Artjak, because without the apex predator to take out the sick and dying, then disease spreads amongst the general population and the whole population is weakened. If all the sharks are removed from a coral reef, the general health of the wider fish population declines. Carnivorous birds have their place in the ecosystem. Survival of the fittest. A balance will always be maintained.
The balance has been lost already fb. Man has made sure of that and continues to do so.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Today I feel so happy because it has been sunny and warm. More forecast for the weekend
The greater habitat for birds, (woods, meadows and hedgerows) has been ruined, (yes, by man) The huge amount of gardens in the country has become their habitat. We feed birds through a hard winter to ensure their survival. Otherwise there would be fewer small birds as many would not survive their first winter. The hawks move with their food. It just seems a bit more brutal when it is in our own backyard. If the small bird population declines, the hawk population declines. A balance is always maintained. Only when man goes in for wholesale slaughter, does the entire population get wiped out and a species becomes extinct.
Saturday is the "Rocky Plant " show at Wimborne Minster , and I am going to Wisley on Sunday. So I am very very happy
... where did you buy those sungalasses ... I want some..