What better way to start your day than with the happy hum of some local songbirds to put a spring in your step? But if your yard is only frequented by your more silent feathered friends, there is something you can do to entice the types of birds you want in your yard. All it takes is switching out the bird food in your feeder for something different. This one simple change will bring plenty of cardinals, tits, goldfinches, wrens, and finches to your property. Just fill your bird feeder with unshelled sunflower seeds to attract more songbirds to your yard.
Unshelled sunflower seeds are also known as sunflower hearts. This is because sunflower hearts lack the hardshell exterior of a typical sunflower seed, which makes it a lot easier for smaller birds and birds with smaller beaks to rapidly gobble up. This is especially helpful since recent data shows that songbirds seem to be getting smaller.
Using sunflower hearts to attract more songbirds to your feeder
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Songbirds will be happy to pay you a visit when you fill your birdfeeder with unshelled sunflower seeds. They are a favorite of many bird species, including songbirds. This is because they deliver the proper nutrients, like calcium, potassium, vitamin B, and iron, these birds need to thrive. The protein and fat content in sunflower hearts are also very useful to songbird health. This is especially helpful during the harsher winter weather.
The bodies of songbirds have to work harder to up their metabolic rates in the cold weather in order to stay warm, requiring them to use more energy. Having seeds that are unhusked prevents them from having to waste energy on removing the shell. Though sunflower hearts are more expensive in terms of weight than regular sunflower seeds, your yard won’t be filled with all those pesky shell pieces. That extra cost will surely be worth it when you see all the new melodious winged creatures that have made your property their favorite new restaurant.
