Whaur's the Birds?
Hello there. It's been a lovely sunny day here in Scotland but very cold and when we woke up this morning, the ground was frozen. Before we went to school, we put out some more seed for the birds as it can be really hard for them when the ground is so frozen solid.
We like to encourage the birds to come to our garden and have lots of different feeders to help different types of birds. Here are some tips:
- If it's really cold, break the ice on any water sources you have around the garden. If you don't have any, an old lid or plant dish will do. You can add a rubber duck or ball to these to help stop th ice freezing in the first place (but that doesn't work so well when it's -9 ;0
- Birds love peanuts but make sure they are in a peanut feeder because small birds can choke on whole nuts. just live babies!
- Mealworms, Hearts and Nyjer seeds are great treats and attract really colourful birds like Goldfinches and Blue Tits.
- Throw out your apple cores on the grass - the birds love them.
- As well as feeders, leave some little piles on top of fence posts - the birds love this - especially shy ones, like the wrens
- We have made some home made bird boxes and feeders - it's fun and easy and you can get lots of ideas on the internet.
It's passed for this year, but every January you can take part in a survey about the birds which visit your garden but there are lots of other ways to get involved too.
Birds are a very important part of our environment and many need to be protected because their habitat is under threat. The more we can do to help them, the better it will be for everyone.
We hope you enjoy the birds visiting your garden too,
Thanks for visiting - Aelie and Erin xxx
(Erin's favourite bird is a Blue Tit......Mine is a Goldfinch....or a Bittern....or a Heron....I can't decide!!!)
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