When I was making my morning cuppa at 7am today, I spotted not one but two jays in the hawthorn tree - I guess our neighbourhood rogue has a mate 
I did a bit of googling to find out how best to feed them - apparently they like peanuts, but are quite shy for corvids. So when I was in the garden centre this morning I was very pleased to find a handy mesh feeding tray that I could put in the tree where they'll hopefully feel safe.
I was able to fasten it round an almost vertical branch and bend it a little so it was level, then I filled it with peanuts and suet pellets. Hopefully they'll find it and stop raiding the small hanging feeder for the cracked corn!
I did a bit of googling to find out how best to feed them - apparently they like peanuts, but are quite shy for corvids. So when I was in the garden centre this morning I was very pleased to find a handy mesh feeding tray that I could put in the tree where they'll hopefully feel safe.
I was able to fasten it round an almost vertical branch and bend it a little so it was level, then I filled it with peanuts and suet pellets. Hopefully they'll find it and stop raiding the small hanging feeder for the cracked corn!
How much veg and wildlife can I pack into a 6m x 8m garden in suburban Cambridge? Let’s find out! 
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