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Feeding Wild Birds


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January 26, 2016

birds in winter butterfly bushI don't have any inside pets so I feel that the birds are my pets. They know when it's time to be fed and during the cold months, when I get out of bed, they are sitting there waiting for me to come. I enjoy watching them from the kitchen window.

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With the sleet, freezing rain, and a little topping of snow that we have just had here in the eastern part of the US, there have been so many birds at the feeders to watch.

In this photo, which I snapped from the kitchen window, of the butterfly bush located next to the bird feeders, I see 6 birds in the bush and one on the birdbath post. How many do you see?

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February 22, 2011

This is a seasonal tip that I used last week, and hope that it will be a while before I use it again. But when there is heavy snow falling for hours, the feed that I put out for the birds (and the squirrels) disappears under the snow.

Feeding Birds in Snow

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December 12, 2016

There is an annual feast at my place. Sometimes, it continues for weeks. From inside my home, I know it has begun, yet again.

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I hear a cacophony of shrill shrieks and continuous 'caw caws'. I go outside to investigate the clamor.

crows in pecan tree

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February 4, 2014

I love feeding the wild birds during the cold months. I spend a lot of time standing at my kitchen window watching them.

Wild Birds at Feeder

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May 25, 2018

I feed wild birds all year, especially with the hard winter they've had, but it's hard to keep enough (not to mention costly) to keep buying replacement suet cakes. I do make them sometimes, but decided to try just spreading some peanut butter on some stale raisin bread I had, then placing it into one of the suet cake holders.

Bird Suet Substitute - peanut butter on raisin bread in a suet holder


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March 9, 2020

Please do not use any type of netted bag(s) to feed the birds. I did this for a number of years without a problem. Then one time, I had to rescue a bird that had gotten its leg tangled in the netting.

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It was a horrible experience for the bird and me. If I wasn't home to help the bird, it would have died from stress, cold weather, or who knows what. Use the wire square holders.

 


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January 10, 2007

With so much snow everywhere, this is a timely tip to make sure the birds have a source of food. Place a few old cookie sheets or other shallow pans around the area where you feed the birds.

 
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October 13, 2005

Many of us enjoy to feed in the spring and summer birds. Making these cakes is a great way to feed them during the winter months too.

 
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July 5, 2005

Don't throw away stale cat food; use it to feed the birds! Mix leftover wet cat food with birdseed and place in suet feeders or on a log or flat rock if you live in a rural area.

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Nothing edible goes to waste in the great outdoors.

 
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December 30, 2019

Although many of us have fond memories of feeding bread to ducks and geese, or of Grandma saving bread for the backyard birds, it is now strongly discouraged. Not only are the nutrients unsuitable for a bird's nutrition, but moldy bread can cause a host of health concerns. It's best to feed backyard birds an approved mix birdseed and to let waterfowl find their own sources of food.

A bird with a piece of bread over it's head.

March 29, 2018

This is a page about using a clear bird feeder. Clear acrylic bird feeders that attach to the window allow you to really enjoy watching your feathered visitors closeup from inside your home.

A chickadee in a clear bird feeder attached to a window.

October 1, 2017

Song birds definitely enjoy a suet cake in their feeder during the winter months. It is the perfect food for winter, as long as it doesn't get too wet or freeze.

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This is a page about feeding wild birds suet.

A Downy woodpecker eating suet.

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