Birdfeeders

There are a couple of things that people who live in very cold areas often worry about. They are often afraid to leave out a tube bird feeder during very cold weather if it has metal perches. The fear is that a bird’s feet will stick to the metal. This is not a concern because birds have no sweat glands in their feet. With them producing no moisture, sticking to metal is impossible. Also, a bird’s feet can tolerate cold weather for they have special arteries and veins to keep their feet warm. The other fear concerns bird baths. Some people are afraid to use a bird bath heater fearing birds will bathe and freeze to death with wet feathers. Birds are smarter than that! They know to drink but not bathe when it is cold. Since thawed water is hard to find during very cold weather, a heated bird bath is quite appreciated.