With everyone spending more time at home, the feeding and watching of wild birds has grown in popularity.
Canadian farmers planted more crops of sunflowers this year trying to keep up with the increased demand of sunflower seeds. Planting time (Spring 2020) started shortly after we were all told to same home. The wild bird organizations which support bird watching and feeding saw a large surge in interest in backyard birders. Through spring, summer and now fall the popularity for this home-based hobby continues to soar! (Sorry, I just had to say that.)
Of course, there are many people that have been watching, feeding and photographing wild birds forever. They know the migration patterns, what feed is preferred by the different species not to mention they have learned all the species. They can identify the individual songs of birds and know where they like to build their nests.
It doesn’t really matter how much you know or would like to know, watching wild birds is a wonderful connection to nature.
Did you know they provide essential services? Pollinating plants, dispersing seeds and helping to control insects. Birds are excellent environmental indicators – they are nature’s sentinels.
