It's in the lawn, just over 8 feet away (i.e. just above squirrel jumping range!) from a thick high hedge. There are large thick evergreen trees about 7-8 yards away. I have got other feeders - on the washing line, 2 or 3 feet from the hedge, with a 7 ft. hgh latel bush on the other side. No...
I have a bird-feeding station in my garden, with all the goodies - fat-balls, seeds, nuts, mealworms - but I get hardly any visitors. Wish I knew why. No sparrows or starlings here at all! Much to my delight though, I had a brief visit from a goldfinch - a beautiful bird. Last time I saw one was...