As a resident of a patch which was once very rural 40 years ago along with fields and farms all around, we are now very urbanized. The fields are cultivated as monocultures, orchard trees either already gone or at death, gardens, if they still exist, have the usual grass and flower pot Flora. Even for chickadees, sparrows and blackbirds not enough to survive. Population declined dramatically. That's why we decide to 3 years ago to offer feed in winter on the "savages". Bought for the balcony aviary, in the next year, a 2nd house to increased last winter on 3rd house. As a treat once raisins fed to Christmas. The Birds "chocolate" in the form of raisins was the hit. At Edeka, Aldi etc. kilo bought and fed. The Panto Rosinenmix we have the juicier raisins add to the grocery trade and because price is practically no difference, this was the first and last order of Panto raisins.
