Summer is a wonderful time of year if you like watching birds. Gardens burst into life and attract numerous bird species to be observed from your Supremo Palermo furniture. Here is a guide to how to feed birds in summer.
Why it is necessary
Many people believe that feeding birds is less important in summer. It is true that the season provides an abundance of natural food sources, but birds still need your help. By summer, their chicks have hatched and need food urgently. They are not experienced enough to find it, so the adult birds must search for them. Feeders make this quicker and easier.
They are important to adult birds too though. Finding food for their chicks throughout the spring is extremely tiring and often leads adult birds to forget their own needs. Take a close look and you will often see spare and worn feathers. This makes flying to spot natural food sources much tougher.
What to feed them
When it comes to the chicks, provide soft foods than can be swallowed easily. Their beaks are not yet ready to cope with hard food or to crack seeds. One option is a feed mix that features small pieces of mealworm and suet alongside soft seed varieties. Other good choices are mealworms that have been soaked and sunflower hearts.
The best foods for adults are ones that provide energy. Seed blends that are high in protein, and blocks or pellets of suet are ideal.
Both adult and fledgling birds need feeding in the summer, and this guide should provide you with plenty of information to help them.
