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If you’ve been
feeding the birds this winter, then good for you! But if you haven’t, now’s
a really great time to get started. The birds are hungry after this last
snow, ice and cold spell, migratory birds will be moving back into the area,
nesting season is coming up, and believe it or not, February is National
Bird feeding month. So let’s get out and feed those birds!
Now there are many,
many types of bird feeders to choose from, as you can see here at the Wild
Bird Center, and what you chose depends on the types of birds you want to
attract and feed, and personal taste in the style of the house. And it is
suggested you use a couple different types of feeders and seed types.
Speaking of seed
types, when you belly up to this bird seed bar, how in the world do you pick
the right seed for your birds? Well, in addition to offering suet to your
birds, which is high in calories and provides the energy birds need to
survive the winter, you can’t go wrong with black oil sunflower seeds…it’s
the basic seed and feeds over 20 different species of birds. Put that in
the ‘Bird Wise Blend’, with millet, sunflower hearts, peanut splits, and
striped sunflower seeds, and you’ve got a blend that appeals to pretty much
all the birds.
Now, there are other
blends for you to chose, like the Gold Finch Feast, with nyjer seed and fine
sunflower chips, perfect for feeding the finches, titmouse, nuthatch, and
chickadees, the Nut & Berry Buffet and the name says it all. And how about
this…the Woodpecker Wise Blend…yep, the perfect mix for woodpeckers
...peanuts, sunflower hearts, tree nuts, cherries, cranberries, pumpkin
seeds and papaya.
Two more things about
feeding the birds ... 1.) Make sure they have a source of water. It’s as
important as the food. 2.) When you’re choosing your bird seed blend, and
they look this good, it isn’t suggested that you eat them. They’re not FDA
approved for human consumption, but they’re processed just about the same
way as the trail mixes we eat…maybe just a few sticks or bugs here and
there…and they do look good. But it’s not suggested you eat them. |
