Don't feed bread to the birds


	Don't feed bread to the birds

valann 47

5-14-2008 5:15 AM

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<P>The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has warned that bread is a "filler" that lacks the nutrients birds need to thrive.</P><SPAN id="midArticle_2"></SPAN>
<P>Instead, bird tables should be stocked with a healthy mix of seeds or worms, grated cheese, porridge oats or soft apples, bananas or strawberries.</P><SPAN id="midArticle_3"></SPAN>
<P>Birds are also partial to biscuit crumbs, leftover jacket potatoes, cooked rice, breakfast cereals and pastry.</P><SPAN id="midArticle_4"></SPAN>
<P>"Bread is often thrown out to the birds but it doesn't actually contain any of the vital ingredients to provide birds with the energy they need to breed and feed," said Val Osborne, the RSPB's head of wildlife inquiries. "We are asking people to consider alternatives."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL1477286020080514?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews"><P>Birds' diets are particularly important at this time of year when they are trying to feed chicks.</P><SPAN id="midArticle_6"></SPAN>
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