Stunning starling eco greetings card
This starling eco greetings card is printed on recycled card, and sent in an eco-friendly Kraft envelope. Starlings are some of England’s most beautiful birds. You likely best know them for their amazing starling murmurations in the sky, when thousands of them do an aerial dance that mesmerises!
Why choose recycled greetings cards?
Although FSC-certified card is from ‘sustainable forests’, this still means old growth trees are cut down to make way for fast-growing plantations that use pesticides and don’t give food or shelter to birds and wildlife.
Only send plantable cards to pet-free homes, as many contain toxic herbs and wildflowers. Also most companies use non-native seeds, which are not good for local birds and wildlife.
Tips to help our garden birds
- Keep cats indoors at dawn and dusk, and avoid wooden tables.
- Avoid feeding stale/crusty/mouldy bread to birds (nor salt or buttered bread, as fat can affect insulation/waterproofing of feathers).
- Choose RSPB-endorsed plain wooden ones (sited between north and east to protect from sun and rain. Avoid coloured or tin ones, as these can attract predators and overheat.
- Keep bird baths clean with boiled water, rinse and fill again (or use a shallow non-glazed dish with flat stones so bees and butterflies can drink safely).
- Read more on safe havens for garden birds (includes tips on how to site feeders and nest boxes safely). Natural food like shrubs with berries are best.
- Read how to stop birds flying into windows (turn off lights when not in use, avoid facing indoor foliage to give views from outside, and site feeders less than 1.5 feet (or more than 10 feet) away from windows, to avoid them ‘building up momentum’ to strike windows.
