Food, Feet and Faeces: the key to keeping our garden birds healthy #119

Finches Friend founder Dick Woods and wildlife presenter Martin Hughes-Games join Suzy to talk about the unintended consequences of feeding garden birds that can affect their health. Dick showcases a revolutionary easy-clean feeder that he designed to reduce the transmission of disease among birds visiting feeders. He says the key is to keep birds' feet and faeces out of their food. Timestamps & Links:

00:00:00 Announcements

Big news! 

Embroidered hats, shirts and sweatshirts featuring The Casual Birder Podcast artwork are now available to buy.

Visit The Casual Birder Podcast clothing store

00:00:48  Last Episode

118 A weekend of waders at the Hampshire coast

00:01:04 Casual Birder Weekly newsletter

Sign up here!

00:01:31 Introduction to the episode

00:04:37 Interview with Dick Woods and Martin Hughes-Games

Finches Friend Website

00:47:10 Wrap-up

A Wild Life: My Adventures Around the World Filming Wildlife by Martin Hughes-Games

Martin Hughes-Games' website

Garden Wildlife Health

Garden Bird Health

00:48:06 Wrap and Close

Support the Show - Buy me a virtual coffee on Ko-Fi.com

Thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show.

The theme music is Short Sleeved Shirt by The Drones. Thanks to them for letting me use it. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net