This year’s spring has been warmer-than-normal, so you would expect that high levels of insects could satisfy even the most ravenous wild birds. Because of the scarcity of food on the ground, breeding birds must rely on us to help them feed their young, recommended reading?
In the UK, modern farming techniques combined with an increased use pesticides have significantly reduced insect levels. It’s our desire to have perfect looking and abundant fruit and veggies that has caused this increase in pesticides.
Although we all enjoy the hotter temperatures, dry spells are hard on the ground, which makes it more difficult for wild birds that breed, like tits or chaffinches, to obtain food for their babies, such worms and bugs.
Feeding Wild Birds Will Reward You.
The fun of feeding wild animals is great at any season of the year. But it’s also important to do this during breeding seasons. In warmer weather, it is necessary to maintain hygiene. You should clean your bird table and feeder often as wild bird food may go bad.
Remember to use a bird feeder or else your bird seed will be gone before the bird can even get a glimpse. Popular live foods include mealworms. With over 48% fat and 40% protein, they are a great source of nutrition for the birds.
In order to assist wild birds that breed in your region, but do not want to handle live mealworms during this time, modern technology can come to the rescue with dried mealworms. These freeze dried mealsworms contain the same amounts of protein and lipids as their live counterparts, but they are much easier to handle. It is best to soak the dried mealworms with water before feeding them to hatchlings.