What do birds eat in the winter, when there is snow on the ground

moby99

10 years ago

What do birds eat in the winter, when there is snow on the ground?

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TXSkeeter
10 years ago
There are usually a few berries and seed pods left here and there and in a pinch, they'll eat buds on trees and scavenge whatever is available. In many cases, the nutritional values are so low that they have to eat constantly to keep their caloric content high enough to generate enough internal warmth to keep from freezing.
In other cases, some birds spend quite a bit of time storing acorns and other seeds like pine nuts in tree cavities for winter use.
It helps to remember that birds are very mobile and unlike humans who tend to see only what is immediately around us, they will expand their normal territories until some type of food is found.
Steve
surya55_gw
10 years ago
Well said TXSkeeter- there's no need to me to elaborate!
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