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As summer becomes a distant memory and temperatures drop with winter approaching, numerous gardeners continue doing their utmost to support birds by providing food outdoors.

However, according to bird feed specialists at supplier Kennedy Wild Bird Food and Pet Supplies, offering one particular common food to wildlife might actually cause more damage than benefit this winter.

Richard Green, a bird feeding expert, cautions Britons about how certain varieties of peanuts could prove lethal to birds and recommends the optimal foods to provide them this autumn.

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With October already delivering colder conditions, plus stormy weather from Storm Amy, garden birds require high-energy nutrition to survive

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