Why Should We Feed the Birds?

I thoroughly enjoy watching the birds in my backyard – I love to hear them sing, I’m fascinated by their behavior, and their beautiful colors brighten my day! The birds continue to visit my yard year round because I feed them year round.

I think we owe it to them! Every time man removes trees to build subdivisions or strip malls, wild bird habitat is destroyed. If we provide a safe and clean feeding station and landscape our yards with trees that produce fruit and shrubs that provide cover, we are replacing some of that lost habitat.

No suitable habitat for feeding and nesting means no birds. Birds are essential for pollinating flowers for fruit production, for perpetuating plants by eating the fruits and dispersing the seeds, and for feeding on insects which, left uncontrolled, could damage the environment.

So do the right thing, for the birds and for your enjoyment, feed the birds!