A Little Known Fact
Over 225 of our most familiar North American Birds -- our Spring and
Summer M
Introduction
igratory birds -- cannot subsist on birdseed.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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Our Spring and Summer birds, particularly our song birds, live on insects,
fruit, berries, and nectar -- "green" food that they return for year after
year in ever declining numbers.
Ovenbird - courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation |
They are being literally starved out as ignorant "development"
and farming practices destroy their food sources and homes. Bird feeders
cannot help them.
For your children's children, and their children, please remember these
hungry ones when you cultivate your garden, or plan your subdivision,
or cut down just those few trees, let alone the bleeding woods that
have made it into the 21st Century.
Include green food in your property. Trees, shrubs, flowers and vines
for insects, fruit, berries, and nectar, and life.
The New Machine!
"Indians On Horseback", _______ _ O.E. Berninghaus, I.R. circa 1921
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Special
Reports
"Earth nears tipping point on climate change"- A Timely Fable
Are Birds Intelligent?
Should We Care?
Paving Our Way Out Of Greenery
The Universe. In this
immensity, What are we?
Sermon on A Twig
& Birds of the Middle East
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