Bird food - Sunflower hearts for the busy parent bird
Mar 13th, 2008 by Birdy Trish
Birds nest and breed this time of the year. It’s a busy time for birds.
Parent birds have work doubley hard because they have to find enough food -
- for themselves, so that they can keep their strength up.
- to feed their youngsters so their baby fledglings survive and do not die of starvation in the nest.
In spring and summer sunflower hearts will be welcomed and eaten by the parent bird. (I was going to say ‘gobbled up by the parent birds’)
The parent birds will use the food (such as sunflower hearts ) that we put out to feed themselves.
If good quality bird food is on the bird table it means the adult birds have more time and energy to find protein rich insect food for their fledgling youngsters.
And every parent knows what it’s like to have a little hungry mouths waiting to be fed.
Some breeds of birds need to eat almost one third of their own body weight every day just to survive - then they have to search for food for their chicks.
Sunflower hearts -
- are also known as sunflower seeds.
- don’t leave any mess behind.
- are a real alternative to peanuts
- are great for a lot of birds and are husk free.
- are very high in energy
Lets feed our garden birds
