Feed the birds this winter

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@ScotMac (1335)
Edinburgh, Scotland
October 30, 2020 3:24pm CST
Not just birds but many creatures struggle to find enough food to survive a harsh winter and, with winter approaching, now is the time to consider making preparations to help them survive. In my area winters can be quite harsh with hard frosts causing many natural water sources to be unavailable to wild creatures. For many years now I have been doing by small part to provide food and water for whatsoever wild creature needs it by placing bird feeders in my garden and making sure that the water fountain I have doesn't freeze solid so that birds (and others) have a source of food and water through the winter months. The picture above is a Blue Tit which found one of my garden feeders last winter. It is tucking in to a suet ball studded with seeds and nuts. Do you do this type of thing in your garden during winter?
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@paigea (35635)
• Canada
30 Oct 20
Hubby feeds the birds. We have one box of suet packets that they won't eat! They only like a certain one.
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@paigea (35635)
• Canada
31 Oct 20
@ScotMac Some are.
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
30 Oct 20
I didn't know birds would be that fussy!
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Oct 20
I feed birds year round.
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@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
30 Oct 20
I don't see the need to feed them all year round but it does attract them into our garden so we can admire them
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Oct 20
@ScotMac It is not about need. I enjoy bird watching in my yard.
@much2say (53909)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Oct 20
We have mild winters, so we just continue to feed the birds as we normally do all year 'round. We have plates of seeds and water . . . our patrons are the mourning doves, various sparrows, and sometimes pigeons.
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@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
30 Oct 20
They don't need fed through the summer but at least it brings them into our gardens so that we can see what's around and admire their colours
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@much2say (53909)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Oct 20
@ScotMac I enjoy greeting the birds each morning - well, from behind the window . It's a joy to see them all no matter what the season.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
30 Oct 20
You are good at helping those birds and other creatures to survive winter.
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@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
30 Oct 20
We do what we can. I don't like the thought of them going hungry when there's something I can do about it
@LindaOHio (155562)
• United States
31 Oct 20
That's a great photo. I can't get around very well; so unfortunately I don't feed the birds. I'm glad you do.
• India
30 Oct 20
Very nice effort
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@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
30 Oct 20
Thank you, I do try my best
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• India
31 Oct 20
@ScotMac welcome
@rebelann (111081)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Oct 20
I have many pots of water on an outdoor table for the birds. As for winter, we might get a little more winter than usual this year but typically it doesn't get overly cold here.
@jaboUK (64362)
• United Kingdom
30 Oct 20
That's good of you. I tried it one year but found it encouraged rats.
@Janet357 (75656)
31 Oct 20
This is so nice of you. We don't have winter here but I saw before that someone did this thing in youe pic.