Wild birds, just as humans, have their favorite meals and their least favorite meals. Read on to find out what your feathered friends prefer at their feeding station. A good selection of bird treats and ample cover will attract a wide variety of birds.
Each and every wild bird has its own favorite meals, but the popular sunflower seeds are known to be the favorite among seed-eater birds. This is important information for bird enthusiasts who may want to attract a variety of wild birds to their backyard feeders. This explains why sunflower seed is the major ingredient in wild bird seed mixes.
There is a wide selection of wild bird seed mixes for bird feeding, but the majority of mixing are not a favorite among wild birds. There are three main hints for buying wild bird seed. The first tip would be to look at the label. Shrewd shoppers examine the label when they buy food for their households these days. Labels should be studied when purchasing seed mixes, too.
If you would like to draw a variety of wild birds to your feeders, avoid wild bird mixes that incorporate oats, cereals and/or "mixed grains." Most wild birds disapprove of these ingredients. Another tip is to avoid fillers such as the mixed grains. Some bird seed mixtures have "filler" seeds, which make the bag heavier, but typically end up in a heap under your bird feeder since birds eat what they enjoy, and plainly put, it's not "fillers."
Birds often brush their bills throughout their food and dump the seeds they don't care for. Even birds that feed on the ground may disregard the spilled seed. One other thing to consider in purchasing wild bird seed is choosing clean bags of food.
Most bird seed is 94 to 95 percent clean, which may sound pretty clean, but a 40-pound bag of seed may include over two pounds of inedible material, which means more debris that will find its way to the ground. Some sellers are obliged to sift the bird seed three times to get rid of any empty shells, sticks, leaves and other debris which is usually found in other vendors' seed bags.
I hope these recommendations are of value to you. In your interest of filling your bird feeders, try feed mixes that are clean mixes without a great deal of filler. These are the key tips to give your wild birds what they need and prefer. Keep these three simple steps in mind when you purchase your wild bird seed next and observe the increase in wild birds making their way to your feeders.
Each and every wild bird has its own favorite meals, but the popular sunflower seeds are known to be the favorite among seed-eater birds. This is important information for bird enthusiasts who may want to attract a variety of wild birds to their backyard feeders. This explains why sunflower seed is the major ingredient in wild bird seed mixes.
There is a wide selection of wild bird seed mixes for bird feeding, but the majority of mixing are not a favorite among wild birds. There are three main hints for buying wild bird seed. The first tip would be to look at the label. Shrewd shoppers examine the label when they buy food for their households these days. Labels should be studied when purchasing seed mixes, too.
If you would like to draw a variety of wild birds to your feeders, avoid wild bird mixes that incorporate oats, cereals and/or "mixed grains." Most wild birds disapprove of these ingredients. Another tip is to avoid fillers such as the mixed grains. Some bird seed mixtures have "filler" seeds, which make the bag heavier, but typically end up in a heap under your bird feeder since birds eat what they enjoy, and plainly put, it's not "fillers."
Birds often brush their bills throughout their food and dump the seeds they don't care for. Even birds that feed on the ground may disregard the spilled seed. One other thing to consider in purchasing wild bird seed is choosing clean bags of food.
Most bird seed is 94 to 95 percent clean, which may sound pretty clean, but a 40-pound bag of seed may include over two pounds of inedible material, which means more debris that will find its way to the ground. Some sellers are obliged to sift the bird seed three times to get rid of any empty shells, sticks, leaves and other debris which is usually found in other vendors' seed bags.
I hope these recommendations are of value to you. In your interest of filling your bird feeders, try feed mixes that are clean mixes without a great deal of filler. These are the key tips to give your wild birds what they need and prefer. Keep these three simple steps in mind when you purchase your wild bird seed next and observe the increase in wild birds making their way to your feeders.
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Author Ethan O. Tanner explains different feeding techniques for wild birds and how to choose appropriate bird seed for your feeders.. Unique version for reprint here: Sweet Treats For Wild Birds.
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