How a regular clean-up can protect the birds.GOOD hygiene will help birds survive this winter. The RSPB RSPB n abbr (Brit) (= Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) → LPO f RSPB (Brit) n abbr (= Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) → is urging householders with gardens to clean bird feeders bird feeder also bird·feed·er n. An outdoor container for bird feed, used to attract wild birds. Noun 1. bird feeder - an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds birdfeeder, feeder , tables and water baths to help garden birds stay healthy. Cold weather can trigger diseases that seriously affect garden birds, and the wildlife charity has released advice on how to help reduce the risk of infections spreading. Wild birds in gardens are susceptible to a variety of diseases, such as certain strains of salmonella salmonella Any of the rod-shaped, gram-negative, non-oxygen-requiring bacteria that make up the genus Salmonella. Their main habitat is the intestinal tract of humans and other animals. in winter. And as the weather gets colder, larger numbers of birds visit gardens for our food supplies and fresh water, making it easier for diseases to spread, which they do especially quickly if droppings are allowed to mix with uneaten food. In really cold snaps cold snap Noun a short period of cold and frosty weather Noun 1. cold snap - a spell of cold weather cold spell , birds' resistance to illness becomes even lower making them particularly vulnerable, and disease can easily kill them. But the RSPB believes that taking steps to clean and disinfect To remove the virus code that has attached itself to a legitimate file. Sometimes, the antivirus program cannot untangle the code, and the infected file has to be deleted. See quarantine. feeding stations regularly can be very effective. The RSPB's Kirsi Peck said: "As the weather gets colder, and our birds come into our gardens in bigger numbers, it is no surprise they can become vulnerable to diseases. It can be very distressing to find sick or dead birds, but there are things you can do to avoid it. We all think good hygiene is important in our homes and it need be no great effort to do the same in our garden. We'd urge everyone to clean their baths and feeders regularly." For more information and advice on sick and injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. birds visit www.rspb.org.uk/advice, email the RSPB's wildlife enquiries team at wildlife@rspb.org.uk or call 01767 693 690. |
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