are blackbirds good to eat?
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They are very good eating. I had a recipe for blackbird pie at one time but never tried it. From what I remember it was basically a chicken pot pie but with blackbird instead of chicken.
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Peregrines only rarely catch black crows. In the cathedral, we have observed this only once, in May of 2009. And when we visited them to ring the chicks, we didn't find a single feather of a Crow, or even a Jackdaw. Eurasian Eagle-Owls however eat crows often.
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A hummingbird eats nectar and is considered a herbivore. An omnivore can eat plants and meat. A bird that eats worms and seeds are considered an omnivore. Birds feet can also help in determining how they live.
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You could eat a pelican. That is, it wouldn't kill you or make you sick, assuming the meat was handled properly (as for any other bird). But pelican meat is said to be tough and to not taste good. My own experience with pelicans is that they don't smell good when they're alive.
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Although they don't typically eat seeds, Western Tanagers may eat dried fruit, freshly cut oranges, and other fresh fruit at bird feeders. If you live in a wooded area within this bird's range, providing moving water or a birdbath or pond may help attract them to your yard.
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In addition to nectar from flowers and feeders, these birds eat small insects, beetles, ants, aphids, gnats, mosquitoes, and wasp. So, hummingbirds are great to have your backyard!
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They are also predators and scavengers, and will eat insects, spiders and other small invertebrates. Nectar from flowers is another common food source. Flying ants provide a vital food resource for many species of birds, particularly swifts and gulls.
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Chickens can eat the berries from the Rowan tree. Wait till they are fully ripe and scatter a few around for them to find. Below: Rowan or Mountain ash berries are fine for birds. Mountain ash are prolific and the fruit is not only safe, but a favourite of many types of birds.
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There are a variety of kitchen scraps birds can eat, and popular choices of treats for a bird feeder garland include: Fresh, uncooked cranberries, blueberries, or other berries. Fresh grapes, either whole or cut in half. Unsalted, unbuttered popcorn, ideally air-popped.
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Other species Various birds are omnivorous, with diets varying from berries and nectar to insects, worms, fish, and small rodents. Examples include cassowaries, chickens, crows and related corvids, kea, rallidae, and rheas.
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Blackberries are safe for dogs to eat. They are low in calories and sugar, so you don't have to feel bad about tossing a few of these juicy berries to your pup every once in a while.
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Popcorn: Prepare like you would for pet birds — popped but no salt and no butter. There is no real nutritional value but it is fun to eat. Wild birds that eat this include European starlings, grackles, crows and maybe geese.
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Any dry breakfast cereal makes for useful bird food, although you need to be careful only to put out small amounts at a time. And make sure there's a supply of drinking water nearby, since it quickly turns into pulp once wet. Uncooked porridge oats are also fine for a number of birds.
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Crepe Myrtle flowers attract hummingbirds, as well as insects which hummingbirds and other birds eat. Many different birds eat the seeds which remain available all winter. Birds use Crepe Myrtles for shelter and nesting.
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While lovebugs are not a favored food of most insectivores due to their acidic taste, lovebug larvae—and some adults—are food for birds such as quail and robins. Arthropod predators include spiders, some predatory insects such as earwigs, at least two species of beetle larvae, and centipedes.
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Black nightshade is highly variable, and poisonous plant experts advise to avoid eating the berries unless they are a known edible strain. The toxin levels may also be affected by the plant's growing conditions.
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Peanuts in the shell and peanut pieces are especially attractive to woodpeckers, jays, nuthatches, titmice and chickadees. Roasted, no salt and no sugar, are the healthiest peanuts for feeding birds; avoid peanut hearts and raw peanuts. Birds will even eat peanut butter!