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Winter treats for visiting birds are a needed source of food
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A bluebird grabs a beak full of meal worms from a feeder. This time of year, the birds depend on the feeders because most natural seeds, berries and insects are gone. - photo by Photos by Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
The birds at our house thrive on a gourmet diet — pretty much year-round. There’s a meal worm feeder for bluebirds, nut feeder for woodpeckers, thistle feeder for finches, safflower feeder for cardinals and black oil sunflower seed feeder for everyone. Overripe blueberries, chopped apples, orange wedges and banana slices are placed in a fly-through feeder, and nut- and fruit-enhanced suet goes out when the temperatures drop into the 30s.