Each year begins with the winter a hard time for our local wild birds. Although long since no longer frozen in all regions over time the soil and covered with a layer of snow closed the gardens, meadows and fields, but the birds found in this time very much less food than in the warmer seasons.
Like every year, and again the voices of those loud, the one feeding in the winter to be unnecessary or even harmful hold. But in our mostly very tidy gardens, where more and more berry-bearing bushes and shrubs have soft modern ornamental plants, the sealed areas of intensive agriculture, which leave no room for grass, weeds and wild vines of hedgerows, hardly more food offer for winter guests. Observing a few basic rules, is detrimental to the birds of winter with no feeding, but also offers them the best possible support for them in the barren and cold season.
It is important that the food source is always kept clean. Thus, no germs spread through feces or food form and scruffy. Should be fed only as much as the birds need in some. Dear you can once again give later. Excess food should be removed at night.
Equally important as a clean bird feeder is the right food for the birds. Should not be fed food scraps, bread and baked goods, cheeses, sausages and the like. Commercially, there are already finished bird food in different variants, which is accepted by the birds like - fat and wild bird food, bird seed, nut bars, sunflower seeds, peanuts or peanut break. When you purchase should already be a little attention to quality. Rancid food or food that is already infested with moths food should no longer be fed.
In addition, we offer shelled nuts, raisins unsulphured, apples, dried berries, hemp, corn or corn millet and even break. Who wants to offer guests a special highlight of the winter in the cold season can fall back on insect food. The stores offer various types - dried or frozen - at.
As different as the wild birds are, so too are their preferences in food. Blackbirds, thrushes and starlings can be found mainly on the ground in front. They prefer apples, raisins and fat food. Also, the Dunnock close to the ground holding on, but prefers seeds and nuts. Chickadees and woodpeckers on the other hand likes to hang fat balls, bell and nut food bars. The nuthatch can be observed. Even a sparrow or other ventures on the rocking feed. Grains, seeds, nuts or nut breakage and sunflower seeds are like gefuttert of chaffinches, bullfinches and greenfinches. They take food from stores or from the ground. The cheeky sparrows will not get anywhere and make no special demands on their food.
But also "atypical" guests are happy to support food. (Wild) pigeons like to take grain, corn, peanuts and dried berries. Magpies and ravens - they are so reluctant in many places, unfortunately, still seen, but these animals live and want - to know, for example, chicken - or turkey hearts to appreciate. But they content themselves with fruit, nuts, berries and fat food.
Anyone close to the Rhine , inCologneorBonnresides shall be able to observe the safety necklace wild parakeets. They take very pleased to apples, fat food and bird seed.
The colder it gets, the more important addition to the food is fresh drinking water. Especially when the temperatures remain below freezing during the day, the birds find it difficult just open water. Also applies for water vessels, providing fresh daily and cleaned regularly.
The optimal location for the feed station is open on three sides and the fourth side, sheltered spot, such as in the ideal case, a hedge or wall entwined with ivy. So the birds to their environment against enemies at a glance without have to sit completely on show and on the other quickly disappearing in hedge, bushes or ivy, but one should approach a cat or a bird of prey.
Of course you can not feed them only if you have your own garden. Even a balcony provides ample opportunities to feed our feathered friends. A birdseed find anywhere and also a small bird feeder can be attached usually simple. A feeding site is a perfect opportunity for the birds in his garden or its habitat. Not uncommon to discover this species in the warmer seasons you get less likely to face. It is beautiful, if the observation can take place so that the birds do not feel disturbed. A constantly jiggling motion in front of the curtain or window when the food source is located in front of it is uncomfortable for the birds.
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