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Our feathered foes

Feeding birds may largely be considered a kindly act towards one of nature's innocent little creatures. But as pigeons invade buildings leaving their droppings behind, or while angry gulls try to snatch food from your hands, it is time to cry fowl and set loose the predators
by Guy Moody

Do you remember the scene in Mary Poppins where Michael Banks asks his father for tuppence to feed the birds? Father was unimpressed, "Fiddlesticks, boy! Feed the birds and what have you got?" "Fat birds," came the reply. If young Michael tried to feed the birds today, the response might well be, "You're nicked!" Five years ago, feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square became an...

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