Feeding troughs at themselves outside the window are hung up by many people in the winter. Cold season concerning livelihood to cost birds without the aid of the person happens very difficult. But what I go and it is better for what birds to fill in feeding troughs? What to feed titmouses and other birds in the winter with?
Of course, all birds living in the cities need a substern in November - March. But most of all those birds who fly to settlements from the wild nature suffer from a lack of food in the winter. Sparrows and pigeons are adapted for frosts much better, than, for example, the same titmouses. It is much more difficult to transfer winter to "wild" birds actually, than city. According to the conducted researches, for example, in cold season about 8 titmouses from 10 perish. For sparrows and pigeons this rate is only about 1-2 individuals. And for this reason the subforage of titmouses in winter season should pay special attention.
What titmouses feed in the wild nature on
The basis of a diet of these bright birdies in forests and on fields is made by caterpillars of butterflies in the summer. Also in the wild nature of a titmouse eat bugs, mosquitoes, midges, a plant louse. Closer to fall these active bright birdies pass to a vegetable diet. At this time seeds of a beech, a fir-tree, a birch, a sorrel, a burdock and a filbert become their main food. Also in the fall of a titmouse can select on fields of grain of corn, rye and wheat.
What to feed titmouses in October with — March?
It is considered that the best food in the city for these birds can become:
- various grain;
- sunflower seeds;
- dried berries and dried fruits;
- nutlets;
- ready purchased mixes for canaries and parrots.
Well and of course, just excellent forage for titmouses are pieces of crude fat. These birds, as we know, love such product rich with proteins most of all.
What cannot be offered?
So, than it is the best of all to feed titmouses — clear. But what cannot be given to these birds? Titmouses — birds actually pretty wild. Unlike omnivorous city "frequenters", sparrows and pigeons, their stomachs, unfortunately, are not adapted for some types of human food at all. So, for example, it is impossible to feed titmouses at all:
- anything salty, including fat, pistachios and the ave.;
- sweet;
- rye and fresh white bread;
- almonds and kernels of stones of cherry;
- crude potatoes;
- mushrooms;
- sterns for cats and dogs.
Sunflower seeds to titmouses thus, it is possible to give exclusively crude. White bread is suitable for them only in the form of croutons and crumbs.
What to feed other birds with
Thus, we found out, than to feed titmouses in the winter. And what food should be offered other birds at this time? Except titmouses, to the cities also the great number of other "wild" birds flies in the winter. It is considered that bullfinches, goldfinches, gaichek and so forth it is the best of all to feed with the same food, as titmouses. Stomachs of forest and field birds are also rather sensitive to some types of human food. Therefore, as well as to titmouses, it is possible to offer them only unsweetened and unsalted crude food.
Concerning sparrows and pigeons of similar strict rules in respect of selection of a forage does not exist. These permanent city dwellers are allowed to give practically any food. Will perfectly transfer stomachs of such birds both fresh bread, and fried sunflower seeds, and pistachios. But it is the best of all to feed city birds nevertheless, of course, usual with crackers and some inexpensive grain. For sparrows and pigeons it will be very useful, and for purses of persons interested to help them — not to consignment notes.