John Clares ‘tiny hermit’ may be a hero of children’s literature,but adults fortunately expend the cruellest methods to wipe out them outRecently I treated the neighbourhood chaffinches to a bag of RSPB sunflower seeds so tasty that my toddlers try to hang from the feeder to scoff the food.
I bought it at the local garden centre, and next in the queue were a nice couple who were asking for “something to kill moles”. Between me and them, and this perfectly illustrates our bizarrely polarised attitudes towards wild animals.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com