Birds that spend the winter in areas where insects are abundant all year around do not change foods according to the season. Woodpeckers, which look for food under bark or in rotten trees, eat mostly insects in the winter. Some insects hide in these spots to pass the winter. Many insects that grow in rotten trees have larva periods that last as long as several years, and larva can be found even in the winter. Rivers are filled with aquatic insects, and many such insects are present in the winter when leaves fall on the river.
Brown dippers go in the water even in the winter to look for aquatic insects.
Some aquatic insects emerge during the cold period, and these insects serve as food for wagtails. There are also many insects living in compost piles in the fields even in the winter, and that pleases wagtails who live in farming areas. Studying what different birds eat will help you uncover the many relationships in nature. The previous article completed the explanation regarding the use of binoculars and the practice of birdwatching. Birdwatching includes more than simply looking at wild birds.