I love songbirds imagine a world without them and how quiet it would be!!when i was a kid I used to tie a long piece of string to a wooden peg and balance a shopping basket on top on one side with loads of bread underneath and hide in the garage waiting for the birds to come. Then when they were confident of going under id pull the string and the basket would capture the birds! 9 out of 10 times it would be a sparrow but i caught many robins, blackbirds, blue tits, starlings etc but my best ever was a pair of yellow hammers!! Thinking back now that must of been atleast 20 yrs ago but i can sti