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Enticing More Birds with Hopper Bird Feeders
How do you improve on a hopper bird feeder?Add a tray of course, as this has numerous benefits. Then construct it from poly-lumber. Recycled plastics that last a lifetime and come guaranteed to never crack, split or fade. Now you’re talking!
Hopper bird feeders are known for attracting many species, and for they’re large capacity reservoirs. But some birds simply will not perch at a feeder. By adding the tray, there’s ample room for multiple species to feed at once. You’ve got a better chance at seeing more kinds of birds. The tray also serves as a built-in seed catcher, eliminating the wasted mess on the ground. This provides a healthier environment for all birds in your yard. This hopper is available in durable cedar or recycled plastics, both are guaranteed to attract more feathered friends. Add some nesting materials and a fresh water source to entice even more birds to stick around your yard.
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Tube Birdfeeders vs. Suet Feeders
All the feeders in the yard are extremely crowded during this weird cold snap. Platform, peanut, thistle and tube birdfeeders are kept filled constantly for chickadees, finches, jays, cardinals and others. Robins scavenging for earthworms and offered dried mealworms, fruit, bread and peanut butter to stay warm. Three heated bird baths also entice the crowds to stick around.
The biggy though, has got to be the suet feeders. EVERYONE is eating suet for the extra calories to stay warm. A friend snapped this photo of a two grackles fighting over suet. Even bluebirds with their live mealworms are going after suet. So, until spring finally hits and it begins to warm up, I’ll keep the suet coming for feathered friends.
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A Jay at the Tube Birdfeeder…Strange?
A friend sent this great photo last week of a small Blue Jay at their tube birdfeeder. First I thought “what a great photo” then started thinking about some oddities in my own yard. You just don’t usually see a Blue Jay at a tube birdfeeder? This crazy, cold weather has most birds eating just about anything to stay warm! Almost every bird is eating suet right now, and my bluebirds are eating peanuts too.
Yesterday at the park while walking the dog, the local ducks were accosting people for food! Not having anything to feed, I felt terrible and ran to the hardware store for a bag of cracked corn. Asking the sales lady “I wonder what else the ducks would eat, she gave me 72 hot dog rolls from store room! Asking if they’d eat the bread, I said sure…they’re pretty hungry right now, I think they’ll eat anything! Sure enough all gathered around for a feeding frenzy.
The cold weather can be on its way now…I’m ready for spring, nesting seson, and the natural order of things!
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