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Backyard wild
birds come in all shapes and sizes. They eat nuts,
seeds, berries, fruit, and insects. They welcome
wintertime sprinklings of seeds in the snow. You
may think that birds are light eaters, but it is
quite the opposite. They are actually big eaters.
Wild birds need plenty of food to produce the energy
their bodies require to maintain a fast metabolism.
This fast metabolic rate allows them to fly. They
spend much of their time looking for, and eating,
food. Seeds can be purchased at your local supermarkets.
The ready-made mixes usually contain a lot of wheat,
buckwheat, milo and other filler seeds and grains.
Sunflower seeds are very easy to find. They come
in two varieties, striped and smaller black oil
seeds. Even though some of the smaller wild birds
have trouble cracking the sunflower seed's shell,
most birds love it! Plus it provides the wild birds
with more fat and therefore more energy. If you
make your own mix, check your feeder for leftovers
and adjust the proportions to the birds' preferences.
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