6 Backyard Birds That Get Their Coloring From the Food They Eat (and What to Feed Them)

Birds That Get Their Coloring Birds That Get Their Coloring From the Food They Eat From the Food They Eat 6 (and What to Feed Them)

1. Cardinals 1. Cardinals Cardinals eat foods rich in carotenoids, including berries, raspberries, apples, and wild grapes. Cardinals eat foods rich in carotenoids, including berries, raspberries, apples, and wild grapes.

2. American Goldfinches 2. American Goldfinches This small, non-migratory bird from the northeastern United States feasts primarily on seeds from the daisy/sunflower family . This small, non-migratory bird from the northeastern United States feasts primarily on seeds from the daisy/sunflower family .

3. Cedar Waxwings 3. Cedar Waxwings Their favorite foods include sugary red fruits and berries such as strawberries, raspberries, mulberries, blueberries, holly berries and honeysuckle berries. Their favorite foods include sugary red fruits and berries such as strawberries, raspberries, mulberries, blueberries, holly berries and honeysuckle berries.

4. House Finches 4. House Finches They eat vegetables, fruit, seeds with high oil content, berries, small flowers, and insects. They will also gladly partake of backyard bird feeders. They eat vegetables, fruit, seeds with high oil content, berries, small flowers, and insects. They will also gladly partake of backyard bird feeders.

5. Hummingbirds 5. Hummingbirds What they eat influences how bright and shiny they’ll be. Plant native red or orange tubular flowers such as honeysuckle, bee balm, and hummingbird sage. What they eat influences how bright and shiny they’ll be. Plant native red or orange tubular flowers such as honeysuckle, bee balm, and hummingbird sage.

6. Flamingos 6. Flamingos When these Floridians eat algae, brine shrimp, and brine fly larvae, their bodies metabolize the carotenoids, which makes their feathers look pink. When these Floridians eat algae, brine shrimp, and brine fly larvae, their bodies metabolize the carotenoids, which makes their feathers look pink.

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