http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/02/winter-birds-saved-by-the-suet/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Wed, 22 May 2013 12:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/02/winter-birds-saved-by-the-suet/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 Helen Fields » Blog Archive » snowmageddon 2010 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:08:54 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=2989#comment-1604 [...] Moment of science: apparently it’s good to feed birds in winter. [...] [...] Moment of science: apparently it’s good to feed birds in winter. [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/02/winter-birds-saved-by-the-suet/comment-page-1/#comment-1588 Ellen Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:09:21 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=2989#comment-1588 This winter we have had fewer birds in our feeders than ever before. We offer black sunflower, niger, mixed seed and suet, but the visitors have been few and far between. We're in eastern Ontario, and so far we've been fairly lucky i.e. not much snow or freezing temps. Perhaps the birds are able to find their own food as a result. This winter we have had fewer birds in our feeders than ever before. We offer black sunflower, niger, mixed seed and suet, but the visitors have been few and far between. We’re in eastern Ontario, and so far we’ve been fairly lucky i.e. not much snow or freezing temps. Perhaps the birds are able to find their own food as a result.

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