Birding: On the menu: Rice and ticks

[Donna]

Now that the wedding season is upon us, one often hears the dire warning that throwing rice on the happy couple poses a risk for birds. Rice supposedly swells with water in the gut of birds, causing the birds to die

So feel free to shower the happy couple with rice as they depart for their honeymoon. By the way, I have heard similar advice about the dangers of feeding bread to birds, which seems even more absurd.

http://www.pressherald.com/life/outdoors/on-the-menu-rice-and-ticks_2011-06-12.html