Everything to know about feeding birds in winter months, including if you oughta change their food.
It may have you wonderingwhat do birds eat in the winter months?
During the winter, birds stay busy looking for high-fat and high-protein foods during the day.
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Being successful at the fat reserves game requires significant food consumption.
For example, chickadees are known to eat more than 35 percent of their body weight every day.
Curious how to best support the birds in your backyard this winter?
Eckles shares what birds eat in winter months and how to support the wild birds who frequent your yard.
What Should You Feed Birds In The Winter?
High-energy and protein-filled foods help birds survive cold nights.
Not all birds come to feeders.
Native plants benefit many wildlife species and can also provide shelter for birds, Eckles says.
Provide roosting boxes or leave dead trees standing.
Make water available.
Birds need to stay hydrated year-round, Eckles says.
What Happens If You Stop Feeding Birds In Winter Months?
Eckles says that because birds are so well adapted to the cold, its possible they will look elsewhere.
