Feeding little birds on Merritt Island, Welland

Feeding little birds on Merritt Island, Welland

This weekend I went on a nice walk with my mom on Merritt Island in downtown Welland. On our walk we saw an older man with a handful of seeds feeding the nearby birds. I didn’t realize you could do that!

We wanted to take a picture of him doing it, but instead he offered us some seeds so I was able to give it a try for myself. I was thrilled to have this unexpected opportunity. I tried briefly on the same spot where he was just moments ago, but with no luck so we carried on and I kept the seeds in the palm of my hand to try a little later on down the trail.

We made a stop a little further down the trail where we heard and saw some birds – including a Cardinal. It took a little patience, and some arm strength holding out my hand, however slowly but surely the birds started to make their way to me jumping and flying down the trees. It was really cute and so cool when they would jump up on my hand and grab their treat. I recommend you try doing it sometime.

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