Gardeners urged to leave three scraps out for birds in cold weather As the cold gloomy weather persists into February, it’s important to keep an eye out on your garden birds.
Birds also enjoy seeds, berries and oats, as well as certain kinds of chopped up fruits – like melon, tomato and figs, according to Really Wild Bird Food.
With a note on the cheese, it is important to only give birds leftover hard cheese, like a mild cheddar or parmesan.
This has the added benefit of reducing the spread of nasty disease among birds, like trichomoniasis, which causes lesions in a bird’s mouth and which can be fatal.
Birds lack the enzyme necessary to break down lactose, which tends to be found in higher concentrations in soft cheese products, and so consuming these can make them quite sick.
