Can Birds Eat Bread? What You Need to Know!
Feeding bread to ducks is a part of many people’s childhoods. If you visit a duck pond in your area, it’s likely that you can find soggy white bread littering the sidewalks, grass, and water. Despite how common it is for people to feed bread to birds, can birds eat bread? Unfortunately, birds should not […]
Continue reading10 Scavenger Birds That Eat Dead Animals (With Pictures)
Even though the thought of picking up and eating rotting carcasses seems unfathomable to us, scavenging is a critical part of the ecosystem. Without scavengers, dead carcasses would stay to rot on the ground to contaminate our food and water sources. Although you are likely familiar with vultures eating dead meat, many other birds often […]
Continue reading15 Best Plants to Attract Birds (Flowers, Bushes & Trees)
You can easily attract birds to your garden by planting the right flowers, bushes, and trees. Especially during the fall and wintertime, having the right plants in your area will help to attract birds to your home, even during months that are seldom filled with birds. Just as planting the right plants will attract birds […]
Continue readingDo Birds Mate With Other Species (Crossbreeding)?
Crossbreeding is the formal term for mating two creatures of different species, breeds, or varieties. Crossbreeding is more common in certain animals than others. For example, crossbreeding is relatively common in birds since many species have much of the same DNA. In fact, it is estimated that as much as 10% of bird species have […]
Continue readingAre Birds Mammals? What You Need to Know!
Birds are members are the Aves family and are not mammals. Mammals are classified as species that have hair, give birth to live young, and that feed milk to their young. In contrast, birds have feathers rather than hair and they lay eggs rather than give birth to live young. There are a group of […]
Continue readingDo Birds Mate With Their Siblings? What You Need to Know
When birdsong reaches a crescendo, typically around early spring, it means that wild birds are preparing to mate. They will lay eggs a few days to a few weeks later, and these will hatch around ten days after that, although the exact times differ by species. Once the chicks mature and are old enough to […]
Continue readingHow Many Species of Birds Are There in the World? (2021 Data)
With just one glance outside, you can see dozens of birds. Wait a couple of minutes, and you can see hundreds of birds flying or foraging for food. Because of how many birds there are just in your backyard, it’s no shock that there are thousands of bird species around the world. How many species […]
Continue readingOsprey Wingspan: How Big Is It & How It Compares to Other Birds
Ospreys are beautiful birds that often hang out by the water. These birds are incredibly large, which makes them fantastic predators whenever they hover over the water, looking for fish. With a wingspan that can reach nearly 6 feet, it’s no shock that these birds are fast and agile when fishing. In comparison to other […]
Continue readingWhen Do Birds Breed and Why? Everything You Need to Know!
There are more than 700 species of bird that breed and nest in North America and while there is some variance to the exact time, but all species are dictated by factors such as the number of daylight hours, the abundance and expected abundance of food, and even the temperature. Because some of these factors […]
Continue reading10 Best Red Dot Magnifiers in 2021 — Reviews & Top Picks
Red dot sights are fantastic. They allow you to narrow in on your target quickly and can even increase your accuracy. But the limitation to red dot sights has always been their range. With a red dot magnifier, you eliminate that drawback and get the best of both worlds: a red dot sight that speeds […]
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