
Ecology
Bird Feeders Are Good for Some Species—But Possibly Bad for Others
Studies of bird feeding in the U.K. raise concerns about the ecological impacts of provisioning our feathered friends
Asher Elbein is a journalist and fiction writer living in Austin, Tex. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Audubon and Texas Monthly.
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