Feeding Your Garden Birds

Everyone likes to see wildlife in their garden and having a bird feeder enables you to attract the birds easily. Deciding what wild bird food to use can be a challenge and there are many different foods you can choose from. You will want to choose a variety of different bird food and then there is more chance of you attracting different birds to your garden.

Knowing which wild bird food to choose will allow you to decide which birds you want to attach, certain birds only like berries and nuts and others prefer live foods such as meal or wax worms. You will also need to choose top quality bird food as they will attract more birds. Its best to purchase your seed from a pet shop who sell it loose as the mix, as you may buy food in a box that may have been sitting around for a long time.

There are many different varieties of seeds and nuts that you can purchase that will suit the birds in your garden. These can include peanuts, sunflower seeds, oats and maize all of which are ideal for wild bird food. You can also provide suet food for the birds, these are loved by all wild birds and are very easy to make or you can buy them prepared. They can be purchased in blocks or as pellets and are very easy to use they offer a variety of different foods for the birds all with great nutritional value.

You can also choose to feed the birds live food although not for the squeamish you can have the worms and live bait delivered to your door still wriggling. All birds love live food and this is the ideal wild bird food for you to feed them. If you do not want to have the live worms in your home then they can be purchased dried and ready to serve. What bird food you decide to feed the birds you will need to ensure it is fresh and you have selected it yourself.

If you know exactly what you are feeding the birds then you can determine which birds visit you and your garden. Although all birds are great to see and it can be fun to see how many different varieties you can attract to your garden. Feeding the birds is a great way to get the children involved and they can help to choose, make and distribute the bird food. If you buy the right food then the birds will keep coming back time and time again,

You need to ensure that the wild bird food that you are serving is high in nutritional value and that it will help the birds to survive. Especially if it is winter time as this is when the birds will struggle the most to find food. You can buy ideal fat cake bars at this time of year which are full of fruits, nuts and fat. The birds will thrive from this type of bird food and you will be helping to keep different bird varieties alive. You are doing a very small thing which will have a big impact on the environment around you.