animatesnz | INSTAGRAM | JUL 25

Feeding wild birds in your backyard takes a little bit more than just putting out seeds. To make sure the birds are getting a nutritious meal that theyโ€™ll keep coming back for, youโ€™ll need to use your garden feeder correctly. Hereโ€™s a few tips to get started: ๐Ÿ. ๐‡๐š๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ: Birds are vulnerable on the ground, so keep your feeding stations up high and out of reach from predators like cats. ๐Ÿ. ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง: Regularly clean and dry your bird feeding station or feeder. Feeding food from unclean feeders may contribute to the spread of disease amongst wild birds. ๐Ÿ‘. ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ: Ensure you keep the feeder topped up so birds know they can rely on it as a regular food source. ๐Ÿ’. ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : Birds feed most actively in the early morning, replenishing their energy after the night. ๐Ÿ“. ๐€๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ: Do not allow it to go mouldy, as rotten food is potentially harmful to wild birds. Learn more ๐Ÿ‘‰ link in bio