For this article, I’m leaning heavily on a very concise and clearly worded fact sheet from the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC). This organization is a collaboration between the Environmental Protection Agency and Oregon State University and receives funding…
It seems almost universally believed that seeds are high in fat. I’ve talked about seeds and fat in a previous article but wanted to address this myth specifically.
First, I took a look at a wide variety of seed mixes and came up with 8 seeds that appear to be most commonly used:
This will probably be the longest article I’ll ever write because the internet is full of so many inaccurate statements. I’ll go through each myth one by one.
There are actually two relevant types of UV light: UVA and UVB. Most…
It’s generally regarded as a fact that birds have very sensitive respiratory systems, far moreso than humans. Much of this comes from the proven sensitivity of birds to smoking Teflon products.
…When heated to temperatures above 260C (500F), this otherwise stable material emits several flourinated
I previous wrote about the mythical “all seed” diet.
I should preface this article by saying that every bird should be given fresh foods in addition to their staple diet. This post is merely to examine some of the claims about the “all seed” diet.
Assuming you could find an “all…