Are bird feeders a good idea

Who told you its not a good idea, to feed our backyard birds is going to benefit them hugely, with zero reasons not to.

Its always a good idea to feed common backyard birds with a feeder, as most birds who use them come to rely on them every day. And birds who can't use them can be fed via a platform or ground feeder. Feeding birds on hanging bird feeders is a quick, easy and vital way to keep our birds safe as they eat.

Setup any kind of wild birds feeder in your yard in the know you are serving to protect them from food shortages or resources that would otherwise be foraged for in nature.

As a matter of fact, all the common backyard birds who make use of our bird feeders, probably do so exclusively - while barely feeding in nature.

If a backyard bird can use a bird feeder every day of the year, then they certainly will.

Birds come dependant on bird feeders, so if there is a bird feeding station or a bird feeding platform in your yard, then they will come to feed off it without fail.

Feeders are always going to be a good way to feed birds, with really no negatives. But only if you continue to feed them in a way that is safe from predators, while offering fresh food as to avoid bacteria or mold building up inside.

Continue to use bird feeders in a way that you are serving to protect our backyard birds.

Feeders ARE a good idea

Bird feeders are not just a good idea, but a brilliant idea to setup in your yard. In no other way can you attract so many wild birds to come to your backyard.

It is of course possible to feed birds without use of a new bird feeder, or similarly a bird feeding platform, by leaving out bird food or scraps in the yard - or throwing specialty bird food over the lawn or patio for ground feeding birds.

Benefits to having a bird feeders is more to do with safety, while managing the feed in a manner where many bird species can use it.

But what about non bird feeding birds, well, don't worry as they can pick up the crumbs on the ground below it, or in turn use a platform feeder on a stand if that is what you are using.

Feeders are a good idea then, but let's see where else birds can benefit our birds.

Birds come to depend on them

Believe it or not, backyard garden birds have come to depend on bird feeders, in a way that they don't need to forage for food in their natural habitat.

Birds mostly spend their whole lives arriving in peoples yards, as the feeding platform or bird feeding station has become a staple in their upbringing.

Its normal then to see backyard birds use these common bird feeding equipment to quickly gobble up their much needed daily intake of nutrients.

Birds become dependant on bird feeders because its easy, so not rummaging in undergrowth or fighting for ground - when its easier to use a bird feeder that caters to as many bird species as possible.

Bird feeders are a good idea always, but remember not all native North American birds are capable of using the small, hanging bird feeder types, nor a feeding platform...

So do throw food such as seeds or mealworms over the lawn, decking or patio as to cater to the exclusive ground feeding birds.

Save backyard birds' lives

If its you who sets up a bird feeding station or feeding platform in your yard, you are probably responsible for saving lives, as birds come to rely upon you.

OK, as birds do have short memories they can soon forget about your bird feeder if you don't continue to top it up - but in this time you can still be saving a small number of birds lives who really only feed off your feeders.

Parenting birds who nest near to your yard, in nature or in a wooden bird house, will use your feeders when it comes time to feed their chicks in their bird house - or when the young birds arrive with mom at the feeder.

Save backyard birds' lives by continuing to feed them in a way you always have.

Its a good idea then to maintain a regular, on time feeding schedule while making sure to keep every type of feeder replenished - so no single bird species goes without.

Serve to educate you

No doubt about it, bird feeders are always going to be a good idea to use, as birds come to depend on them all year round.

However, let's not kid ourselves as setting up a bird feeder does need to satisfy us a little bit in the comfort that we bring in feeding birds, while enjoying them feeding in the yard every single morning.

Feeders are good for people, be it for our well being or for educational purposes - for you or even the kids.

Bird feeders serve to educate us in how birds feed, what they eat and how they behave around the feeders - including the way they interact with other species.

Educational it may be, but its really fun to watch with the bonus enjoyment of viewing their odd, but interesting behavior.

Conclusion

Who told you bird feeders are a bad idea, and if you are indeed wondering if feeders are a bad idea - make no mistake, bird feeders only serve to protect wild birds.

Birds that are capable of using a feeder of course, but bird feeders do offer a safe, secure environment - yet a reliable source of nutritional bird food.

As it happens, this day and age common backyard birds have come to rely on bird feeders hanging up on a bird feeding station, a bracket or a tree branch, as they spend all their lives visiting any one feeder to eat on a daily basis.

If you are currently feeding backyard birds via bird feeders of any kind - without bird feeders - then you are responsible for saving wild birds' lives.

Feeders are always going to be a good idea with no real concern of their use, or at least its never been mentioned by the AUDUBON or other US wildlife charities.

Educate yourself with a handful of bird feeders hanging up in your backyard that serves to keep you and your family entertained - and busy by replenishing feeders often.

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