Bird feeding provides essential nourishment to wild birds who consume thousands of calories daily, while at the same time providing many human health benefits, including decreased stress and improved focus.
Quality bird food mixes should contain a higher proportion of popular seeds such as black oil sunflower seeds and white millet, while avoiding filler grains like cracked corn, milo, wheat and oats as filler ingredients.
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Sunflower Seeds
Sunflower seeds are a classic go-to in wild bird feeding, providing energy boosts without taking much effort from birds to crack open shells and feed. Many choose hulled sunflower hearts or chips as these provide faster consumption from birds without as many shells collecting under their feeders – providing maximum return for every investment!
Sunflower seeds may attract sparrows and parasitic cowbirds that feed off eggs from other birds’ nests, thereby pushing the eggs out prematurely. To reduce this problem, mix your sunflower seed offerings with high-energy ingredients like safflower and nuts for maximum impact.
Lyric Supreme Wild Bird Mix is an appealing option that offers premium ingredients such as black oil sunflower seeds, white proso millet seeds, cracked corn and shelled peanuts; plus safflower seeds, striped sunflower seeds, tree nut pieces and nyjer seed. Furthermore, there are no fillers in this product, meaning less waste and happier backyard birds!
White Millet
White millet, also known as proso or foxtail millet, provides birds with quick energy boost. A key component of many bird seed blends, it attracts ground feeding species such as sparrows, towhees, juncos, and buntings. Packed full of calcium, B vitamins and proteins for energy consumption purposes as well as providing calories.
Millet should be included as part of a wild bird food mix for optimal bird nutrition in your yard, providing reliable sources of carbohydrates as a great energy source for our feathered friends during cold weather months. Millet also helps them stay warm and active!
This small lemon-shaped seed is easily digested and provides healthy digestion for birds in your backyard feeder. Its high energy content promotes natural foraging behavior as well as physical enrichment activities that help combat boredom in backyard birds. Plus, this wonderful source of protein for baby birds makes a fantastic addition to any backyard feeder!
Peanuts
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is one of the Leguminacea family of plants and contains protein, oil and bioactive compounds like phenolic acids that provide nutritional benefits. Peanuts are widely consumed around the world. [59] These edible legumes can be found in various dishes like roasted, boiled and peanut butter varieties as well as used as snacks or components of salads. Recent research studies suggest that peanuts contain many phytochemicals which could potentially protect against cancer, coronary heart disease, degenerative nerve disease depressive disorders depressive disorders Alzheimer and viral/fungal infections. [58]
Lyric Supreme Wild Bird Mix is a premium blend of 12 high-quality seeds designed to draw chickadees, finches, cardinals and other birds into your yard. Formulated without fillers for optimal quality and value for backyard birds. Ideal for tube and hopper feeders; can also be scattered directly onto the ground for natural foraging experiences.
Corn
Teosinte grass was the predecessor to corn, and this species bears an unusual quality that makes it puzzling from both botanical and dietetic standpoints: technically considered both fruits and vegetables by botanical definition; for instance tomatoes, cucumbers and even okra belong in this club!
Vegetables, on the other hand, refers to roots, stems, flowers and leaves of plants without seeds, such as carrots, kale and broccoli.
Wagner’s Songbird Supreme stands out from many mixed bird seed blends by not including cheap filler red milo, which is popular with non-native House Sparrows and California Quail but can create an unsightly mess in your lawn. Instead, this mix features black oil sunflower seeds, white proso millet, cracked corn, shelled peanuts and black striped sunflower seeds that attract woodpeckers, cardinals, chickadees, doves, finches, nuthatches jays sparrows sparrows sparrows and towhees alike!
