Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1997811)

I found that feeding duck's bread isn't wonderful but it doesn't kill them. (From the BBC)

Feeding ducks bread: Should you do it? - BBC News

So if you want to take the occasional little visitors to the little pond near Glenview Country Club, it is a minor, not a major infraction to the Naturalists.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1997318)

Don't feed bread to birds or any other wildlife. All that does is fill their bellies, and ultimately starve them of nutrition. They suffer when you do that.

If you want to feed them, feed them species-specific food. Most birds eat worms, bugs, small fish, nuts, seeds, and will eat dried or fresh cut vegetables. NOT corn. Hawks generally eat small rodents, kittens, small dogs, turtle eggs, fish, and some lizards. Lizards eat insects and bugs.

If you have bread that's going stale, drizzle it with olive oil, sprinkle with garlic salt, a pinch of red pepper flakes, and cut it into croutons for your salad. Or add a splash of milk as the filler for meatballs or meatloaf.

Originally Posted by BruggsNC1 (Post 1997119)

If we have some bread that is getting stale, is their a place in The Villages to feed the ducks, squirrels, or wildlife? (rather than letting the food go to waste)

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1997811)

I found that feeding duck's bread isn't wonderful but it doesn't kill them. (From the BBC)

Feeding ducks bread: Should you do it? - BBC News

So if you want to take the occasional little visitors to the little pond near Glenview Country Club, it is a minor, not a major infraction to the Naturalists.