Bird Feeding 101
How to feed them properly.
Do you want to do something beneficial for the birds in your area? Or simply help increase biodiversity? Do you love watching birds or hearing them singing? Here are tips on how to create small heaven for your feathery friends.
Why?
A keen observer might notice there are fewer birds each year. Typical farmland and grassland species are hit the most, such as sparrows, tits, and finches. That poses a problem as these species are vital for most ecosystems. They are great seed spreaders, and they regulate insect populations.
In our cultural landscape, they face multiple challenges.
· They are hunted by predators and humans
· Increasing urbanization destroys their natural habitat
· Modern urban greenery doesn’t provide enough nesting and hunting opportunities
· There is not a sufficient amount of food available
In this article published in the Environment, I broke up some of these challenges in detail.
