Location Generally, feeders should be placed within 20 feet of cover.
Nectar feeders must be cleaned frequently. Homemade nectar feeders can be made from stoppered bottles or water bottles designed for pets painted or taped with a red stripe as a welcome sign. If perching is possible, orioles may visit. Those that require hovering will attract only hummingbirds.
These are easily made with a fine-mesh colander as the bottom bowl. The distance between the two determines which birds can use the feeder. Suet feeders attract insect-eating birds.īowl, dome Basically an small upright bowl with a larger upside down bowl above it. Drill holes of various sizes in a small log and fill them with suet or a peanut butter mixture.Coat pine cones with suet or a peanut butter mixture and roll in seeds.Many birds find the suet when they use the branch as a perch on their way to the other feeders. A cup hook screwed into one end (make sure it's in tight), and the branch is hung near other feeders. A tree branch, 3-6 inches in diameter, with suet or a peanut butter mixture smeared on the bark.Suet Suet feeders come in many styles: hanging wire baskets, mesh bags, and wire mesh or a can attached to a small wooden tray. The size of the perches and the bottom tray determine which birds can use the feeder. Tube feeders can be hung or mounted on poles. It may have a tray at the bottom to catch spilled seed. The tube may have perches attached or be surrounded with wire mesh. Tube Usually plastic, a tube that holds seed and has small holes along the sides. The size of the platform and the height of the roof determines which birds can use the feeder. Homemade hoppers can be as simple as an large upside down can (with holes around the bottom edges) or a jar (resting on small pieces of wood) on a small platform. Hopper A platform, often covered, with a container to dispense seed. The roof helps keep the food dry and, depending on height, may also keep larger birds from monopolizing the feeder. Platform feeders attract the widest variety of birds, including ground feeders.Ĭovered platform, hanging table A platform feeder with a roof.
Build two simple identical frames and sandwich screening between them.Tiny drilled holes for drainage will help keep seed from spoiling or sprouting. Edging attached to a thin piece of plywood.A very simple platform feeder can be made by attaching a large jar lid to a stake or old broomstick.Platform feeders can be hung, mounted on a pole or legs, or secured to a flat surface such as a stump. Open platform, shelf, table, or tray A flat surface, often with edges.
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