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Daily Discussion Thread: 🌿🥬🐌 Sunday, September 22, 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I’m making friends with the maggies that come here, letting them see my face and dropping a few little treats.

Sometimes I throw a few pieces of high quality dry cat food (nutritionally complete, high protein and grain free). I had some dried mealworms but unsure where they are. Today I threw some small whole dried fish.

I don’t give bread or mince, being aware of calcium deficiencies or food getting stuck on beaks. And I don’t give it frequently or in excessive quantities

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

I too put out high quality complete cat crunchies if magpies come. 🙂

And since I put food out for the sparrows and doves last week nearly all the aphids in the terrace garden have been gonned.