It constantly amazes me why people insist on experimenting with the health
and diet of wild birds, especially when they seem to do just fine without
our divine and all-knowing intervention.
Scott touches on a very good point. How many of the ingredients in (human)
baby food correspond with the "ingredients" in the insects that they
consume? Surely this is far from a "natural" diet, and not just the iron.
The homeowner's initial comments interest me too. I can't tell you how many
times I've had a piece of bloody raw meat hanging in a tree in my yard,
with no idea what to do with it :-)
Allen T. Chartier
Inkster, Michigan
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On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 7:34 AM, Scott Weidensaul <
scottweidensaul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Looking at the ingredients list for this brand of baby formula (
https://medical.gerber.com/products/formulas/good-start-soothe; click on
"Medical Professional"), it contains 7.7mg of iron per 100g of powder.
Whether that represents a dangerous level of iron intake for hummers I
can't say, but it's an indication that focusing on the type of whey, as
Davis did, is missing the bigger picture.
Scott Weidensaul
Schuylkill Haven, PA
On Jan 6, 2017, at 7:15 AM, Nancy Newfield wrote:
Bravo! Yes, this is going to be a problem for all of us and weappreciate having strong rebuttal points.
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