Male House Finch's Snow Mask: Staying Hydrated
Cold Winter Day with Snowstorm, Perched in a Serviceberry Tree, Rocky Mountain Front Range, Colorado. While it isn't best for a bird to use precious calories to heat itself by eating snow to stay hydrated, sometimes that is its best option. Birds in summer and winter both need water sources each day. Water keeps their metabolisms healthy, which helps to keep their feathers in top insulating condition and, ultimately, they stay warmer!
Male House Finch's Snow Mask: Staying Hydrated
Cold Winter Day with Snowstorm, Perched in a Serviceberry Tree, Rocky Mountain Front Range, Colorado. While it isn't best for a bird to use precious calories to heat itself by eating snow to stay hydrated, sometimes that is its best option. Birds in summer and winter both need water sources each day. Water keeps their metabolisms healthy, which helps to keep their feathers in top insulating condition and, ultimately, they stay warmer!