Free Bird Seed

By CindiKS
November 9, 2011

Leave seed heads on grasses over the winter. The birds will appreciate it.

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Nov 8, 2011 6:23 PM CST
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Name: Lin Vosbury
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Cindi: Great tip! We need to do all we can to help our backyard birds survive winter ... leaving seed heads as a food source for them is a great idea and they will indeed appreciate those seeds! Thumbs up
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Nov 8, 2011 6:44 PM CST
Name: Lynn
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I'm already seeing the tiny birds feeding on the seeds out in the yard and fields around us.
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Nov 8, 2011 8:43 PM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
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Even down here the birds are beginning to do that.

Good tip Cindi!
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Nov 8, 2011 9:09 PM CST
Name: Linda Williams
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I've seen the sparrows on the ground eating...and not near the bird feeder!
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Nov 8, 2011 9:24 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
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Boy, they sure do. Mine were covered with sparrows today, and some blue jays.

Good hint!
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Nov 9, 2011 3:38 PM CST
Name: Cindi
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Thanks, all. I have taken so many photos of light snowfalls on grass seed heads. It adds some beauty to an otherwise drab time of year.
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