Natives for Birds In the Snow
The recent snowstorm, which has meteorologically turned to ice, hitting the U.S right now perfectly demonstrates the importance of native plants. Outside a window in my home there is a small patch of lawn that never was mowed. In this extremely small, maybe 5 square foot,area there are about three different types of plants. I admittedly could only tell you one of those confidently right now, Pokeweed, but that is besides the point. The birds flocked to these plants in the otherwise barren yard! The plants provided not only a place to rest, but also food. I hope these photos demonstrate the importance of native plants to birds on these icy winter days to you.
Dark Eyed Junco (Snowbirds) and a White Throated Sparrow in the ice-capped snow.
A Female Cardinal eats seeds she foraged from this small patch of native plants.
Male Cardinal rest on a Pokeberry stem.
An adorable Dark Eyed Junco eating what it foraged.
Male Cardinal eating berrys, I belive him and the female are a pair.
House Finch's stopped by as well!
I hope you were able to see that, if it had not been for the small patch of natives growing by chance, these birds would have not been able to find vital food sources. However, since we let this section of lawn grow, they were able to find food to get them through weather that made it impossible to forage on the ground.
if you'd like some native seeds to start the procces of converting your lawn to bird-friendly habitat be sure to order some, for free, from the options on this page of the website!
Thanks for reading!
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