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SheltieLover

(80,572 posts) Sun Jan 25, 2026, 02:25 PM Jan 25

Please remember to feed birds if you have snow / ice [View all]

I just tossed some healthy sprout bread out as my little feathered friends were asking for help.

Their metabolisms are so high that they need to eat constantly.

Ty!

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Please remember to feed birds if you have snow / ice [View all] SheltieLover Jan 25 OP

TY SheltieLover! Diamond_Dog Jan 25 #1

Ty & Mr. for looking after Mother Nature's other kids. SheltieLover Jan 25 #10

Try and keep mine filled all the time MichMan Jan 25 #2

Nice! SheltieLover Jan 25 #11

Costo sells a 40lb massive bag of bird feed for just $15, 40% sunflower seed, it's a very good deal Shellback Squid Jan 25 #3

Sounds like a great deal! SheltieLover Jan 25 #12

Feed them when they need it Soul_of_Wit Jan 25 #4

I never see birds here, except today. SheltieLover Jan 25 #13

It's 62 here now and I have dried mealworm loving birdies on the lawn, tweeting at me. quaint Jan 25 #5

Ty! SheltieLover Jan 25 #14

Husband was an advocate of peanut butter on whole grain bagles Attilatheblond Jan 25 #6

Thx for sharing! SheltieLover Jan 25 #15

Hubby refilled all our feeders last night before the snow started. woodsprite Jan 25 #7

Ty! SheltieLover Jan 25 #16

It's 20 bucks here, but still a good deal. dem4decades Jan 25 #8

Ty! SheltieLover Jan 25 #17

I put out suet that you buy. Zackzzzz Jan 25 #9

Ty! SheltieLover Jan 25 #18

They are drinking a lot of water too, just had a robin stop by for a very long sip Donkees Jan 25 #19

Ty! SheltieLover Jan 25 #21

I'm on it. The juncos are here in droves and I have more than a few little fat Cardinals and Sparrows. Marie Marie Jan 25 #20

Ty! SheltieLover Jan 25 #22

I spread out peanuts from a big bag Skittles Jan 25 #23

I put nuts and seeds out every morning, although I get almost no birds. Laffy Kat Jan 25 #24

Awww I love squirrels! SheltieLover Jan 25 #25

Awww. You know, I got some peanuts in the shell for mine... Laffy Kat Jan 25 #26

Oh no. Salt is really bad for them. SheltieLover Jan 25 #27

I didn't even realize about the salt. Laffy Kat Jan 25 #31

filled the bird feeder this morning.. ExtraGriz Jan 25 #28

Ty! SheltieLover Jan 25 #29

A couple of years ago we had a lot of snow on the ground. rsdsharp Jan 25 #30

Lol SheltieLover Jan 26 #33

We don't get nearly as much snow here as we used to DFW Jan 26 #32

Nice that you have birds. SheltieLover Jan 26 #34

We don't get a much snow as we used to either, till yesterday. dem4decades Jan 26 #35

True SheltieLover Jan 27 #40

My wife puts food on the deck table for the animals, this morning she had a pair of red shouldered hawks feeding dem4decades Jan 27 #41

Wow! SheltieLover Jan 27 #43

And a heated bath. For birds and squirrels, opossums deers and all creatures question everything Jan 27 #36

Nice! SheltieLover Jan 27 #38

Sunday night we had more sleet/freezing rain mnhtnbb Jan 27 #37

Glad you are staying safe! SheltieLover Jan 27 #39

Good reminder SheltieLover! Emile Jan 27 #42