BENEFITS OF BIRDS

 BENEFITS OF BIRDS

Forest Regeneration
Birds eat seeds and poop them out.

Pest Control
Birds eat 15 million larvae per year that could potentially destroy crops.

Pollinators

Over 2, 000 species of birds pollinate flowers.
Hummingbirds are master pollinators as their long beaks can reach down into many long- throated flowers..
Nutrient Recycling
Vultures, crows, ravens eat dead animals that could potentially be carriers of diseases.

Health Benefits

When we venture outdoors to engage in birding activities, it enhances our emotional, physical and mental health.

Environmental Indicators

Studying birds allows us to understand the overall health of our ecosystems and the environment.

Conserving bird populations and their habitats supports a ecologically healthy environment  for all of us.

saw whet owls
wood duck 

painted bunting


Eastern kingbird

green honeycreeper

golden-headed tanager 

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