Or will that be a danger to wildlife? I don't want to kill any birds, and that's why I thought they discouraged throwing rice at weddings.
Maybe I should wet the pile immediately after dumping rice?
“If we are honest, we can still love what we are, we can find all the good there is to find, and we may find ways to enhance that good, and to find a new kind of living world which is appropriate for our time.” ― Christopher Alexander
I'd open up a pocket in the compost, pour the rice in, and cover it. That should be enough discouragement before the rice starts to be broken down. Wetting it wouldn't hurt.