Although the food we provide in feeders to backyard birds is much appreciated by our feathered visitors, it is only a fraction of the food consumed in wild birds’ diets. Wild birds feast on natural sources of seeds and nectar and dine on all manner of insects. The latter are especially preferred by nesting birds because they provide protein-dense…
Ann McCarthy, manager of our Eagan All Seasons Wild Bird Store location, shares her family’s bird feeding story. Birdland It all started with a bird feeder… In the mid-70’s my folks moved our family to Eagan. We settled in to our new home located on an acre lot that included a small pond. Around us were cornfields, woodlands and mostly…