Why use bird seed when the bird can eat what is found in nature?
Well bird seed is a great way to attract birds to you
home. Bird seed also helps
keep the birds nourished and healthy.
In the winter or in dry seasons it may be hard for birds to find
appropriate food so bird seed is a great way to keep birds nourished.
What bird seed do I choose?
When you choose a bird seed for your birds look for
ones with high fat and protein content.
This will ensure that your birds will be well nourished and well
feed. There are different
types of bird seed that you can offer the birds around your home.
Depending on what type of birds you want to attract will depend on
the bird seed and the bird feeder. For
some bird seeds hanging bird feeders or tube bird feeders are best.
While for others birds platform bird
feeders or suet bird feeders
are the better choice. To see
what kind of bird seed is most preferred by birds, here is a useful bird
seed chart.
When do I use bird seed?
Bird seed can be used year round. There is nothing wrong with feeding birds in the summer and
spring this way they will receive the nutrient that they need while they
are nesting. It is important
that if you start feeding wild birds in the winter that you continue to
feed them. Once wild birds
find a reliable food source they will keep coming back to eat there.
What is suet?
Suet is a great bird food.
Suet is animal fat and should be made with the highest quality beef
kidney fat. Suet is processed
so that it will not spoil or become soft and melt with different
temperatures, because if this happens then all your bird seed will end up
on the ground. Here is more
information about suet.
What is wild bird seed?
Wild bird seed is all of the seeds mentioned above and
in the chart. Wild bird seed can be mixed together for different types of
bird feeders, or to attract different types of birds. Wild bird seed is made for wild birds, made for the nutrition
that they need and how they prefer to eat.
When you are looking a buying a bird feeder online, be sure to
check out all the different types of wild bird seed for that type of bird
feeder.
