Leave Fruit Out For Birds And Watch Them Thrive In Your Yard

Our backyards are brimmed full of amazing sights and wildlife. And as you gaze upon the glorious outdoors from your window or even back porch, you may find some sing-songy friends that'll brighten your day. However, some houses aren't hotbeds for avian creatures, and that's okay. To attract the types of birds you want in your yard, you have to be strategic about the type of food you put out. That's why apples and pears are ideal to leave out for birds to flock to your yard. And before long, you'll find beauties, like blackbirds, robins, and woodpigeons, fluttering and snacking around the garden or lawn. Just scatter, hang, or place the fruit in bird feeders to attract them to your yard.

However, before you start filling your yard with these yummy treats, these feathered animals do need a mix of food for nutritional value, like leftover rice, nuts, dried mealworms, hard cheese, and seeds. Fruit, like apples and pears, gives your winged visitors a good dose of fiber, vitamins, hydration, and energy. You'll want to set out these fruits in late summer to help young birds who have just left the nest look for their next meal. Since these animals are bulking up for their long, tedious migration travels, it's important to keep these foods out all fall. When winter hits, continue setting them out, letting the birds who stayed behind enjoy. 

Fruits, especially bruised apples and pears, are the best bird food to keep feathered friends in your yard happy because they give them fiber, vitamins, hydration, and energy. Both of these sweet treats are a great source of fiber, which helps with the bird's digestive process. Apples are also low-fat, keeping these backyard visitors well-fed and healthy. Vitamin C is in both fruits and can help curb stress, improve the immune system, and help absorb other nutrients. Pears also have vitamin K, which helps with blood clotting.

As wild birds, they may not always have access to a water source. These crunchy snacks are packed with refreshing water, keeping these winged creatures hydrated. However, you should also place out a bowl of fresh water anyway so they can drink and bathe. Since most will take flight sometime in autumn, they need enough energy to get to their next destination. And apples and pears have natural sugars that keep active birds energized. While most birds have high metabolisms, it's important to remember not to overdo it on the amounts of fruit and to steer clear of canned versions that are jammed full of sodium and artificial sugars.

To attract these avian creatures, you need to scatter, hang, or add the apples and pears to a feeder. First, you can chop them up, sprinkling them throughout your yard. This allows the birds to scavenge them like they would naturally. However, you'll need to remove toxic pits and seeds before setting the fruit out. Many birds also enjoy eating hanging fruits, so they can perch on a branch and munch away. And it's quite easy to do with apples and pears: remove the core and hang it by a twine. Then watch as they fly by and nibble on the suspended fruit.

You can also add them to a bird feeder, mixed with bird seed or even other fruit. Some people put them on feeding trays, attracting birds of all colors. There is even an easy bird feeder you can make out of an apple or a pear by removing the core and sticking sticks for perching. Hang it outside, and now you have the perfect waste-free bird feeder. To keep the birds healthy while feeding them, clean the feeders and trays before placing new treats, and remove all rotting or moldy pieces. Further, if you don't want other wildlife to visit the feeding zone, discard any leftover pieces and bring feeders indoors before nighttime.