Selecting bird seed for feeding wild birds ....
There are over twenty different kinds of bird seed that are suitable for feeding wild birds. You can buy these seeds singly in small packets or in bulk, or you can buy several kinds mixed in one package. However if you have no idea what kind of wild birds you want to attract there is one bird seed that almost all will eat. That is the sunflower seed. Sunflower seeds of any kind are suitable for feeding wild birds but the one that is the favourite of most species is the oily black type. Another popular all purpose bird seed is white millet. With those two staples in your yard, you will attract just about every kind of wild bird imaginable. You can save yourself a lot of money by buying sunflower seed and millet in bulk rather than splurging on the smaller packaged mixes. Usually these mixes are used to attract specific birds. The following online boutiques offer bird seed that is suitable for feeding wild birds
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