{"id":49536,"date":"2025-12-03T13:02:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/learning-bird-feeding-through-play\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:09:02","slug":"learning-bird-feeding-through-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/learning-bird-feeding-through-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning bird feeding through play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the winter months, one of the topics we cover during our environmental education activities is <strong>feeding birds in winter.<\/strong> Because many mistakes are often made when feeding birds \u2013 placing feeders in unsuitable locations where cats can reach them, or choosing inappropriate food such as bread \u2013 we treat this subject with the utmost seriousness. However, when your audience consists of preschool children, the way you convey this information is completely different. The whole activity revolves around play, sparking curiosity, and maintaining their attention through simple hands-on tasks that help them intuitively understand how they can care for the birds around them.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#13;\n<\/span><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"49509\" src=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-600x797.jpg 600w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-id=\"49512\" src=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-600x452.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"49515\" src=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-600x797.jpg 600w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once we know all the information needed to feed birds properly, we move on to the children\u2019s favourite part: the practical one. Using pine cones, string, ivy, seeds and suet, we turn the work table into a small <strong>creative workshop<\/strong>, where each child puts their skills to work to prepare a <strong>winter treat for the birds<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"49521\" src=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-600x797.jpg 600w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"49524\" src=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-600x797.jpg 600w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-id=\"49527\" src=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7-600x452.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-id=\"49518\" src=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4-600x452.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In less than an hour, we learned the correct principles of feeding birds, created feeders from easily available materials, and became aware of how important it is to care for the species around us. In this way, not only can we observe the birds visiting near our homes, but we also take responsibility for looking after our environment.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During the winter months, one of the topics we cover during our environmental education activities is feeding birds in winter. 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