Keeping your backyard friends safe from bird flu

Is there a bird feeder hanging in your backyard? Maybe you have some feathered friends who will eat right out of your hand? Up to 50 per cent of Australian households feed wild birds, but it might be time to stop — or at least change the way you do it — because experts are warning that backyard bird feeders can be a hotspot for bird flu transmission. We find out what else we can do to have a…