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3. Anti-glare glasses
1. Choose the best bird feeder Glare can often be problematic and it may help to wear anti-glare or bird table glasses when looking at your bird Can you see your bird table? Contable. There are different sizes and sider what size and colour would colours of anti-glare glasses availawork best for you. Also, consider ble. Please speak to your Outreach where your bird table is located in Worker if you would like to discuss the garden - could it be closer to this further. your window? You could even purchase a bird feeder that attaches 4. Bird Song to your window. Some people use Many birds can be identified by bright coloured mountain clips (Carabiner) to hang their bird feed- their song and call. You can learn er. This highlights the bird feeder’s to identify these sounds from the various CDs available from the location. RSPB’s shop or you can listen to some clips on their website. The 2. Magnifiers and Binoculars RSPB produce an audio version of It may be worth considering talking their member’s magazine. The BBC to one of our Rehabilitation OfficRadio 4 website also has a “Tweet ers about getting a suitable device of the Day” page, with a catalogue to help you see the birds on your of bird songs and images. Visit bird table in more detail. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s6xyk A monocular or pair of binoculars may help. Perhaps an electronic magnifier with a good distance camera, like Walter Grey’s, would work for you.
Voting in the Scottish Parliament Elections on Thursday 6 May 2021
The Scottish Parliament election is taking place on Thursday 6 May. Another option may be to use a The election decides which MSPs smartphone or tablet camera to (Members of Scottish Parliament) zoom in on the bird table. You may will make up the Scottish Parliaalso want put the camera on video ment for the next four years. mode and record the birds on the bird table, allowing you to watch it There are three ways to vote. You later. By doing this, you can pause can vote in person at a polling stathe video and zoom in at particular tion, by post, or by proxy, which points of interest. means you’ve appointed someone 19
