Why join Bill Oddie’s –‘summer bird feeding is cool,’ revolution

You can join Bill Oddie’s ‘summer bird feeding is cool, ‘ revolution at www.billoddiesbirdfood.co.uk It is generally considered that the middle of winter is the optimum activity time for birds on the bird feeders. Certainly, if the weather is harsh this may be true, and feeding can mean the difference between life and death for garden birds. However, if I had to name the busiest months in my garden it would be June and July. This is the time when my feeders are invaded by whole families of Blue, Great and Coal Tits. It is not difficult to tell the difference between parents and youngsters. For a start, some of the recently fledged birds are still reluctant to feed themselves. They may stay perched a few feet from the feeders, quivering their wings and begging. Sometimes the parents will feed them, but really the adults have the right to feel their work is at an end. And don’t they look it!? Premium Mealworm Crumble comes into its own in summer as it’s a unique ‘soft food’ and not a traditional seed mix. Its crumbly moist, texture makes it perfect for ground-feeding birds and fledglings as it contains dried mealworms, which offer more protein than seed and can save lives when soft grubs and insects are in short supply. I’m more convinced than ever before that summer bird feeding is not just cool but necessary because the future welfare of garden birds depends on us feeding them but, it’s a two-way thing: what we do for birds makes them happy and what they do for us makes …