Feeling Good About Fattening Up
As winter approaches, throw dietary caution to the wind.
We're not talking about some radical new nutritional plan. We're talking about feeding your wild birds high-calorie, high-fat foods to help them survive the winter.
Food is the most essential element to providing birds with the energy, stamina and nutrition they need during the winter months.
To stay warm, birds will expend energy very quickly, some losing up to 10% of their body weight on a cold night. An ample supply of a high-calorie food, such as suet or peanuts, is critical to a bird’s survival. Suet is a high-energy, pure-fat substance that is particularly helpful in winter when many birds have a difficult time finding the insects they would normally eat. If you offer suet in addition to your seed, bird species, such as woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, titmice are even more likely to stop by your yard and become frequent visitors. And if you aren't offering your birds peanuts, you're truly missing out. Peanuts are also a high-fat food that a variety of birds will eat for an energy-filled treat. In their shell or out, your birds will go crazy for peanuts.
Let us help you prepare your birds for the upcoming winter.
Stop by the store this month and check out our wide selection of suet, suet feeders and peanut feeders. Remember, fattening up this winter isn't a bad thing.
NOVEMBER 22: 9:00 am Bird Walk with WBU's Doug Stinson at Santa Margarita Lake. Birds to look for: Bald Eagles, Ducks and wintering birds. Call the store to sign up and for details. 547-0242
DAILY SAVINGS CLUB MEMBERS SAVE 15% on all birdfood all year long!
Stop by the store for details!
Thank You to everyone that joined us at our Grand Re-Opening on October 26th! Terry and I enjoyed meeting all of the loyal and new customers that visited throughout the day. If you did not get the chance to attend, please be sure to stop by and say hello. We look forward to meeting every one of our nature loving friends!
Our best wishes for you and yours,
Terry & Gene Fahey
