The Blue Jay is our final Winter Warrior for the season. This mischievous, bold bird can be found at feeders in the eastern United States all year. It survives harsh conditions by:
🪶Fluffing its feathers to trap heat
🌲Sleeping in dense evergreen foliage
❄️Finding treats it stored before winter hit
🥜Eating high-energy foods like sunflower seeds, peanuts, and suet
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Can you believe it’s the last day of National Bird Feeding Month? 🎉 We’re wrapping up this special month with a vibrant display of finches! A huge thank you to all our fellow bird lovers for supporting our beautiful backyard friends! Don’t forget to keep feeding your birds those tasty high-energy treats like black oil sunflower seed. Spring is just around the corner! 🌼
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Northern Cardinals are an iconic winter bird that you can actually enjoy watching all year.
Here are a few ways this non-migratory bird survives winter:
🪶 By fluffing up its feathers to trap body heat
🐦 Forming flocks and foraging together (this is strictly winter behavior)
🌲 Finding shelter in dense foliage
🥜 Eating high-calorie foods like sunflower seeds, safflower seeds and peanut hearts
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Suet is a fantastic way to help feathered friends survive the chilly winter months. ❄️ It attracts a wide variety of birds including woodpeckers, jays, chickadees, nuthatches, and kinglets! What’s your favorite suet-eating bird?
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Chickadees are year-round residents of the northern United States. Unlike migratory birds that travel south for the winter, chickadees have to adapt to extreme winter weather. ❄️ These mighty winter warriors have some unique ways to survive extreme temperatures, including:
🪶Fluffing their feathers to trap heat
🪹Creating insulated roosting cavities
🌡️Lowering their body temperature for short periods of time
🥜Eating high-energy foods sunflower, safflower, suet, and peanuts!
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Hey Everyone, it’s National Bird Feeding Month! Don’t leave your feathered friends out in the cold without some high-energy foods to help keep them warm. Finding food during winter can be hard for wild birds, so a little help from us can make a big difference! ❤️
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Take some time today to connect with nature and experience its positive impact on your mental health. ❤️
We're over a week into National Bird-Feeding Month. Don't forget to fill your feeders with some nutritious treats for your feathered friends!
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Suet is a great high-energy food to give your feathered friends during National Bird-Feeding Month and throughout the year.
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Attract even more wild birds to your yard by offering a birdbath full of fresh water, even during the cold winter months.