In the summer when food is in abundance, I have many different birds that visit my feeders, but a lot of them fly south for the winter. Although it gets awful cold in Indiana, Most
birds do not hang around because food is hard to come by for them. Winter is the best time to feed the birds and they will provide you with hours of entertainment. Birds can lower their body temperatures to help them keep warm and burn fewer calories. They can also fluff up their feathers to help insulate them from the cold. However, they have to have food. So place as many birdfeeders as you can out in your yard.You can al
so put bird houses out for them but most birds prefer evergreen trees and bushes , Brush piles and roof eaves to nest in over the winter. They will huddle together to keep warm and even pile up if the temperatures get very cold. If you see a bird, that has lowered his body temperature and he looks like he cannot move. Chances are he is O.K. When they lower their body temperature, it is like hyperthermia their heart rate and body functions are also slowed. That is very dangerous for humans but also for the birds because they cannot fly off if attacked by a predator. It takes them a while to raise there temperature again to resume normal body movement.
so put bird houses out for them but most birds prefer evergreen trees and bushes , Brush piles and roof eaves to nest in over the winter. They will huddle together to keep warm and even pile up if the temperatures get very cold. If you see a bird, that has lowered his body temperature and he looks like he cannot move. Chances are he is O.K. When they lower their body temperature, it is like hyperthermia their heart rate and body functions are also slowed. That is very dangerous for humans but also for the birds because they cannot fly off if attacked by a predator. It takes them a while to raise there temperature again to resume normal body movement.Feeding bird suet is also good for them in the winter. They need extra body fat. Woodpeckers love suet feeders. However, other birds such as blue jays, titmice, nuth
atch, chicka
dees and cardinals to name a few like them too. The best seed for them in the winter is black oil sunflower seeds. It also helps them to store a little much needed fat for the long cold winter.
Birds also need water. If your winter temperatures get as cold as they do here in Indiana you may need to have a heated birdbath, I have also seen a solar type that is small but will keep a small area in the center from freezing, just enough so they can get much needed sips of water as needed, But I think the lowest it can be is 20 degrees.
atch, chicka
dees and cardinals to name a few like them too. The best seed for them in the winter is black oil sunflower seeds. It also helps them to store a little much needed fat for the long cold winter.Birds also need water. If your winter temperatures get as cold as they do here in Indiana you may need to have a heated birdbath, I have also seen a solar type that is small but will keep a small area in the center from freezing, just enough so they can get much needed sips of water as needed, But I think the lowest it can be is 20 degrees.
I also place a piece of poultry netting over my chimney and a downspout guard in my
vent pipes. I have had birds perch on the chimney to keep warm and fall in when they are overcome by the fumes. The vent pipe is another place they perch, but I have not had to remove birds from them. I have however removed a very large stash of walnuts cookies, peanuts and other things belonging to a very confused squirrel, But that’s another story altogether.
vent pipes. I have had birds perch on the chimney to keep warm and fall in when they are overcome by the fumes. The vent pipe is another place they perch, but I have not had to remove birds from them. I have however removed a very large stash of walnuts cookies, peanuts and other things belonging to a very confused squirrel, But that’s another story altogether.the birdlady
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