Can feeding bread to birds be harmful in any way?

Birds Being Fed Bread

  • The birds can grow dependent on your bread for food and lose valuable foraging/hunting skills

  • although birds may seem to love your stale bread , "bread to a hungry bird is like popcorn to a hungry human: Lots of filler, but no real nutritional value." http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyard_birds/top_ten/bill_top_10_wi_mis.aspx

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