If you want to help birds, don’t feed them these foods, many people make this mistake.

In winter, birds in the wild find it harder to find food for themselves. In search of food, they often move closer to settlements. Here people hang out feeders for them and start pouring everything in the kitchen there. There is even something you can’t feed birds. Unfortunately, not everyone knows that some products can harm the health of birds.

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Do you want to know what not to feed birds? Then remember: birds are forbidden to give products that are not analogous to their usual food. That is, in the feeder you can throw only what the winged representatives of the forest eat in natural conditions, or a similar food.

In nature, birds eat seeds, nuts, berries, fruits, various insects and their larvae. Large species of birds are able to ruin other people's nests to eat eggs and chicks. This is not surprising, because there is a constant struggle for survival, in which the strongest wins. Therefore, if you want to do a good deed and fill the feeder with a generous treat, you should carefully analyze what you can offer instead of natural food and what you can not feed birds in any case.



What not to give birds

1. Birds are contraindicated to give dishes from our table, because the remnants of porridge or pasta will be poorly digested in their unadapted stomachs.
2. It is forbidden to feed them exotic fruits and berries.
3. For this purpose, different types of bakery products are not suitable.
4. It is strictly forbidden to feed birds with etched or rotten seeds.
5. Don't feed them peanuts. In the wild, our feathered friends do not eat it, and the benefits of this nut are questionable.
   
   
   
   
6. It is not allowed to feed birds with polished cereal, that is, oatmeal, arnautka, barley, rice and millet to pour into the feeder is not allowed.
7. Do not give birds salty, sweet, spicy, sauerkraut, pickled, fried and smoked products.
8. And no cheese, butter, margarine and boiled eggs!
   
   
   
   

What you can feed birds

1. Birds must be fed raw seeds of field crops. You can pour rapeseed, flax, millet, wheat, oats, barley, corn, peas and green buckwheat into the feeder.
2. They really like sunflower seeds and hemp.
3. Birds can put pieces of fresh fruits and vegetables that grow in our area.
4. Feathers are allowed to feed dried berries and small fruits.
   
   
   
   
5. You can feed them with ash and maple lionfish, as well as seeds of large weeds.
6. In the feeder should be added walnuts or hazelnuts, acorns and chestnuts. It is recommended to leave them in crushed form so that small birds can reach the core.
7. For birds hang pieces of fresh fat or meat. These treats should be placed high above the ground, otherwise dogs or cats will eat everything.
   
   
   
   

Some migratory waterfowl species remain in winter on water bodies, where the water does not completely freeze. And people begin to provide them with food, sometimes even what they can not feed the birds. They are not stopped by warning signs on the shore. But it is impossible to ignore the prohibitions of ornithologists and violate the rules, because this can cause disease of birds. Remember the saying, "The road to hell is lined with the best of intentions"?

Hungry birds will bite everything. But that doesn’t mean they can be fed anything. It is important to remember that feeders are designed only to feed the feathered orderlies of the forest, park or garden. But too affordable food should not become their daily diet. Nature is so designed that birds are obliged to produce their own food. Therefore, try not to overdo it with the laying of hotels on a bird feast, so that the birds do not stop looking for hidden insect larvae and other delicacies in the trees.

Do you feed birds in the winter? Do you think you're doing it right?