What do birds eat in winter? This is how you prepare food for the bird feeder

Winter is a particularly difficult time for many animals. Especially for birds, which find it difficult to find food. This activity requires a great deal of energy. This is why it is worth preparing homemade treats to help fill the bellies of titmice, jays or waxwings.

Making treats won't require much work on your part, and it can become a great way to spend time with your loved ones. This is an ideal activity especially for children. It helps to spark their creativity and curiosity.

Feeding birds in winter. Are biscuits just for people?

Of course not. The titmice are also enjoying 'their' biscuits. Wondering how to prepare them? We already have a hint. To start with, check what you have in your kitchen. Oatmeal, sesame, barley groats and unroasted buckwheat, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, nuts, dried fruit and nuts will all work well for the biscuits. It is up to you which products you choose. What's next?

• Prepare a mixture for the birds. Feel free to mix seeds, nuts and even dried fruit together.
• Melt the lard in a frying pan. It is recommended to use a ratio of 1/3 fat to 2/3 of the prepared mixture.
• When the fat is cooled - it is important that it is neither hot nor cold - add the prepared mixture to it.
• Now it's time to play! Thoroughly mix the fat and the mixture with your hands. Then you can shape it yourself into the shape of your choice or you can use the moulds. Just remember to make a hole in the cake so that you can thread a string through it.
• Set the cakes aside in a cold place to set. This will take a few hours. After this time, the biscuits will be ready. Make them into a beautiful pendant and hang them in your favourite park or other bird spot.

What you need to remember when feeding the birds

It is very important to remember that you must not feed the birds with bread. Bread is not a suitable food for them. Its consumption can lead to health problems for them. We all know how important it is to feed birds in winter, but few people remember that birds also lack water in winter. One last very important thing - feed the birds, but in moderation. A rational approach to the subject will avoid wasting food and will not attract uninvited animals to the feeder.