{"id":825,"date":"2012-04-07T20:09:44","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T20:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/lcwp\/?page_id=825"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:11:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:11:33","slug":"bird-foraging-and-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/bird-foraging-and-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Foraging and Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-274\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/cat-nutri-berries-350x350.jpg\" alt=\"Birds love Nutri-Berries\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/cat-nutri-berries-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/cat-nutri-berries-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/cat-nutri-berries-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/cat-nutri-berries-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/cat-nutri-berries-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/cat-nutri-berries.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Foraging for food is a big part of a wild bird&#8217;s day. Birdseed doesn&#8217;t come in cups in the wild. Instead, ground-feeders like cockatiels and parakeets have to find fields of wild grasses and wait until they go to seed in order to feast on them. Nuts aren&#8217;t given as a regular treat in the wild, either. Parrots like Amazons, macaws, and conures have to wait for trees to bloom and fruit before they can relish their favorite snack.<\/p>\n<p>Your bird instinctively knows that he should forage for food, but the abundance of freely given bird food doesn&#8217;t allow the behavior, which leaves some birds confused and frustrated, and many others unhealthy and overweight. Until now. Lafeber has developed several non-GMO bird foods that are perfect for encouraging foraging behavior, including\u00a0<a title=\"Classic Nutri-Berries\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/classic-nutri-berries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nutri-Berries<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/pellet-berries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pellet Berries<\/a><a title=\"AviCakes\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/avi-cakes\/&lt;\/a\">, <\/a><a title=\"Fruit Delight AviCakes\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/fruit-delight-avi-cakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fruit Delight<\/a> and <a title=\"Treats\" href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/treat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Popcorn Nutri-Berrie Treats<\/a><a title=\"AviCakes\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/avi-cakes\/&lt;\/a\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See more articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/category\/behavior\/\">Behavior<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/category\/nutrition\/\">Nutrition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Popcorn Nutri-Berries In A Toy<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/445351502\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Nutri-Berries &amp; A Paper Towel Roll Treat<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/445351372\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Nutri-Berries And An Egg Carton Surprise<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/403464492\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Senior Bird Nutri-Berries Hide &amp; Seek<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/403465685\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Avi-Cakes &amp; Toys<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/403466679\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foraging for food is a big part of a wild bird&#8217;s day. Birdseed doesn&#8217;t come in cups in the wild. Instead, ground-feeders like cockatiels and parakeets have to find fields of wild grasses and wait until they go to seed in order to feast on them. 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