Re:Does feeding garden birds do more harm than good?
by lmilcin on Saturday August 28, 2021 @09:59AM
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There is a lot of migratory birds that just can't survive winter, let alone harsh one, even when fed.
Some have evolved in much warmer climate (a lot of migratory birds from Europe evolved in Africa) and never evolved to survive winter.
Birds that evolved in Central Europe don't die by winter if they can find a constant supply of food. Can choose to do a shorter migration and overwinter in northern areas and this is good for the survival of young birds. Urban areas are warmer also. Migrating south is hazardous and exhausting and there are some places in the Mediterranean or Africa that are notoriously dangerous for birds when they are hunted massively.