Botany One on Nostr: They also found that adding feeders didn't reduce how often birds visited wild ...

They also found that adding feeders didn't reduce how often birds visited wild flowers.

The results seem at odds with previous studies in suburban areas that found feeders could reduce bird visits to wild flowers. Why the difference? Well, the birds in the reserve had no history of supplementary feeding, so maybe they stuck to natural sources from suspicion of novelty. So, for the reserve, it is possible that the feeders could be helping sustain a population of pollinators when food is scarce.