Sunflower seeds
Jan 6th, 2008 by Birdy Trish
Sunflower seeds are a really popular bird food for my garden birds which is a good thing as sunflower seeds give INSTANT ENERGY to all garden birds because they have -
- A high oil content
- A high fat content
INSTANT ENERGY is important when feeding birds in winter as the cold, dark nights and short days mean less time for our feathered friends to eat enough bird food to survive.
Black sunflower seeds are high in
Vitamin E,
Boitin,
Choline,
Thiamin
Zinc.
Black sunflower seeds can be put on the bird table all year round and help a lot of garden birds survive.
Sunflower seeds can be bought as a single seed selection or as part of a bird food mix. Soar Mill Seeds have put together a mix that attracts
- Chaffinches
- House sparrows
- Tree sparrows
- Greenfinches
- Blue Tits
- Great Tits
Indeed almost any bird that visits a bird table or bird feeder will eat black sunflower seeds. - I know I’ve seen them!
Here’s a bird I often see at my bird table
So sunflower seeds are a good all round feed for year long use.
How to feed -
Tubular hanging bird seed feeder or
Bird table
Note from Trisha : If you don’t want any husks left try using sunflower hearts.
More info about feeding birds that people have read -
NIGER seed - a black seed much smaller than sunflower seeds
Sunflower seeds are a popular meal for garden birds and they’ll be popular with you as well when you see the variety of birds that will visit your garden to feed on them.
Tags: black-sunflower-seeds, chaffinch, chaffinches, energy, greenfinch, hedge-sparrow, tree-sparrow
