tailieunhanh - Birds - Section 3 - Bird feeders

Almost every newspaper or magazine contains an article on pollution. On radio and TV we are told and shown to what extent this plague is affecting us. The one hope is that steps are now being taken to bring some light into this dismal and threatening area. | food the first requirement Of the three essentials for attracting birds food water and shelter food is the most important. Without food birds will not flock to any area. There is a direct relationship between the amount of food provided and the number of birds that will settle. At nesting time birds of the same species will claim territories with boundaries and guard these small areas from any intruder of the same species. Because of this only a limited number of that species will be found in any locale. But birds of different species will mingle and use the same feeding and watering stations. Birds are invited by suitable houses and nesting facilities but the finest houses and 51 shelters will not keep birds in your yard if you do not provide enough of the right kind of food. Birds need huge quantities of food compared to their size. If we all ate like birds we would have endless meals that daily almost equaled our own weight. In natural surroundings enough food is usually supplied by trees vines plants and berries. But the average city lot or even a fair-sized garden or country lot cannot provide enough food for more than a few birds. Food must be supplied to encourage a high bird population and to attract a variety of birds to the area. There are two different types of feeding summer feeding and winter feeding. As the names imply these feeding methods are dictated by the weather and involve two different procedures. Many people believe that they are doing their duty by throwing bread crumbs to birds throughout the year it is true that they are helping by giving the birds some extra food but they are not supplying what the birds actually like and need. The person who feeds birds correctly varies their diet according to the time of year. Many localities have enough food to support a normal number of birds during the summer. But if an area is lacking in trees if there are few or no garden spots if there is little natural or even planted vegetation then summer .