If you want to feed the squirrels over the winter, when fresh food is non-existent, you can toss or place a mix outside of seedless grapes, orange slices, blueberries, cut up banana, peaches and nectarines (the pits are toxic!), dried cranberries or raisins (unsulphured/natural), romaine lettuce, peeled squash & .
Can squirrels eat raw cranberries?
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What animals eat raw cranberries?
The cranberry supplies food and shelter to many animals. Birds residing on bogs find the cranberry to be a very good food source. Birds like jays, chickadees, woodpeckers, wrens, and warblers all enjoy eating the berries.
Do birds eat whole cranberries?
There are a variety of kitchen scraps birds can eat, and popular choices of treats for a bird feeder garland include: Fresh, uncooked cranberries, blueberries, or other berries. Fresh grapes, either whole or cut in half. Unsalted, unbuttered popcorn, ideally air-popped.
Can birds eat whole dried cranberries?
“Cranberries are a great nutritional treat,” said Jill Patt, DVM, of Alta Mesa Animal Hospital in Arizona. “They are a good source of antioxidants that helps a bird's immune system. ... Birds enjoy colors, so a mixture is not only healthy but is beneficial mentally.”
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