Can I feed native birds?
WIRES does not recommend that you feed any native birds for the following reasons:
Most birds eat a balanced diet; 90% eat insects and nectar, seed or fruit. People feeding birds the wrong food changes the balance of their diet and can negatively impact their health.
Feeding birds can increase aggression and stress as many try to feed together, this wouldn’t happen naturally.
Feeding can increase the quantity of non-native birds, non-native rats and cockroaches, as the more food they get the more they breed.
Artificial feeding can change the balance of species in the wild..
More at https://www.wires.org.au/wildlife-information/feeding-birds
WIRES is Australia’s largest wildlife rescue organisation. WIRES has been rescuing and caring for sick, injured and orphaned native animals for over 35 years.