Wild Bird Seed is Food for Wild Birds

Wild bird seed is food for wild birds.  You may wonder why you need to feed wild birds, when there is an abundance of food for them in nature.  Wild bird seed gives birds more nutrients, proteins and fat that they need to live a healthy life.

There are different types of wild bird seed, designed for different types of birds.   The varieties of sunflowers, black oil sunflower, striped sunflower and sunflower meats are great wild bird seed for grosbeak birds such as blue jays, cardinals and orioles as well as woodpeckers.  Other forms of wild bird seed are millet, nyger (niger) and safflower.  These are great wild bird seeds for finches, chickadees and nuthatch.

Wild bird seed can be used in a variety of bird feeders.  Wild bird seed that is best suited for grosbeaks is also best suited for either a hanging bird feeder or a platform bird feeder, also known as a ground bird feeder.  While the smaller birds enjoy eating wild bird seed from hanging bird feeders there are tube bird feeders, and window bird feeders.  Wild bird seed can also be found in suet.  Suet is a great source of food for all types of birds.