Many of us feed the birds in the winter but neglect to do so in the summer. Seeds won’t be plentiful until September or so. Consequently, the birds really have to hunt during the hot weather.
With the ground hard as a rock, worm-eating birds struggle for food. I put raisins out for these birds, and they gobble them up.
Then there are the mother birds with four or more additional mouths to feed, while temperatures are in the 90s.
And no, I don’t own a bird store.
Kaaren M. Jones
Kansas City
