On Sept. 8, Colwood council voted to close it by passing a bylaw that forbids feeding wildlife including birds, mammals and reptiles. “Generally speaking, we should discourage people from feeding birds in the wild. And this is very much the wild” he explained from the inner banks of Esquimalt Lagoon. Beardmore says people feeding birds the appropriate food poses no threat to wildlife, but many people aren’t aware of what’s good and what’s bad for birds. Feeding wild birds can cause overcrowding, dependency, and spread disease.