How to Keep the Birds Happy this Winter
Birds are very resourceful when it comes to looking for their food. They can find it in their natural habitat but in extreme circumstances, they can only manage to find enough to live. But there are birds that rely on what your bird feeders can offer especially to tough months like the winter months.
To keep the birds happy during the toughest time of the year, keep your birdfeeders full. Birdfeeders are especially attractive to birds during the cold months when everything is practically covered in snow and natural food supply is very little. Birds like finches, sparrows, titmice and chickadees are seed eaters and many will come to your garden to feed. Your birdfeeder might be a vital source of food for these birds during ice storms or blizzards but only a supplemental food source during normal winter conditions. Considering this, it is important to keep your birdfeeder full.
If you notice an unusual number of birds feeding in your garden, them it is time to use large-capacity feeders or hang more. You have to assign someone in charge of replenishing the seeds in the birdfeeders. Large-capacity birdfeeders are also useful if you will be away during the winter months and just ask your neighbor to replenish the stock once in a while. You can also encourage your neighbors to have birdfeeders in their garden during the winter months. This way, the birds can come and go as they please and they can be sure that they can eat if one feeder will run out of seeds.
If you love having birds visiting your garden, then you have to take care of them especially during the winter time when food is scarce. If you neglect the birds, they will surely leave and you don’t want that to happen. Many birders are proud of the avian novelties they’ve persuaded to frequent their feeders by providing an array of food choices so that there will be many birds’ species that will come and visit. If feeders are not maintained, not only will birds lose whatever extra boost they may get from supplemental feeding, but birdwatchers may find that some of their feathered friends have moved on.
If you will be away for a vacation and no one will be able to replenish the stock, then you can condition the birds by slowly tapering off the supply of seeds. This way the birds will not rely mostly on your feeder for food.
