Many of us know not to feed bread to birds. It’s not that it’s deadly to them ― in fact, the RSPB says it’s alright in small amounts ― but it doesn’t give them many much-needed nutrients, and fills them up on empty calories.
That’s especially important as we head into cold, barren winter, Andrew Ward, an ecologist from Arbtech, told HuffPost UK.
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