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Birdie cereal
1/2 c. cooked white or brown rice
1/4 c. dry monkey chow, ground in a blender
1/4 c. Sun Maid Fruit Bits, soaked overnight
2 tbl.s Bag O' Bugs
Mix ingredients together and serve immediately. Change at least twice a day to make sure your birds doesn't digest any soured foods. You can replace the Bag O' Bugs with live insects.
There was an old owl lived in an oak
The more he heard, the less he spoke;
The less he spoke, the more he heard
O, if men were all like that wise bird!
- Punch
The presence of birds helps up develop a better understanding of all living things. In the United States, using native birds as state emblems has aroused a general interest in birds and wildlife conservation. Sometimes, state birds are indications of the avian characteristics that have the greatest appeal to people. The birds most frequently chosen are brightly colored, have melodious songs that are easily recognizable, and have a tendency to live near human habitations.
There are approximately 65 million birders in the United States, ranging from novices and casual field observers to hardcore birders who spend at least 8 hours in the field every weekend. The most adopted state bird is the Northern Cardinal. It represents 7 states; Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.
