GardenBird.co.uk Discusses What Birds Do During Winter In Order To Survive
Online, October 30, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Online supplier of garden bird food and accessories, GardenBird.co.uk, discusses what birds do in order to survive during winter.
Winter is an exceptionally harsh time for garden birds. Many birds migrate to warmer countries when the weather in the UK begins to get colder and the days get shorter, however there are plenty of species such as the Robin that will remain in the UK all through the winter.
During the winter there is a lack of natural food sources for birds in the UK because the bad weather will have coated most of the ground in snow or frozen it. The only real food sources available will be from trees that produce berries in the winter, as well as any seeds that have fallen somewhere where they are accessible by birds.
According to the Cornell Lab Of Ornithology, a research centre dedicated to birds, certain species of bird will start to store food as squirrels do in the autumn. The birds find lose bark and knots in trees and fill them with seeds, nuts and berries. These same birds will then return to their stored food in the winter in order to help them survive. This is not a common trait found among birds, and the research that revealed this fact actually showed that birds had to learn to store food for themselves, meaning it isn't something they do naturally like migration is natural for so many species.
Winter is the most important time for people to be leaving out food for garden birds. A Customer Sales Spokeswoman for GardenBird.co.uk explained, "During the winter there will be more garden birds than through a lot of the year in people's gardens, if they leave out food. The reason for this is that birds will be looking for an easy source of food constantly. By having an easy source of food like a bird feeder, birds can save their energy, and ensure they have enough fat supplies in their bodies to stay warm through the coldest weather."
A lot of people will stop leaving out food for their birds during the winter, however this is probably the most important time to leave them out and keep them filled. Without help from people many birds would die as they would have to search for food that might not be in the area they're living in.
GardenBird.co.uk supply bird accessories and food to the public online. They have a huge range of products that are easily available for people to buy from them, and they have a number of resources for customers to read online that will help them to do what is right for garden birds.
