Backyard Birding Advice - Page 13
How to attract Cardinals to bird feeder
Get Cardinals into your yard by setting up an open to all platform bird feeder; favorite foods to offer them are sunflower seeds, dried mealworms and berries.
Where to hang Oriole feeder
Orioles forage for insects in trees and shrubs in the wild, thus a tree can be used to hang a feeder with orioles happy to feed up on a bird feeder pole.
Are Pine Cone bird feeders good for birds
Stuffed with beef fat to re-store lost body weight or made in a protein rich peanut butter for energy, pine cone bird feeders can only be good for our wild birds.
How to attract birds to feeder in winter
To attract birds to a bird feeder in wintertime you only need to continue using what you did in summer through fall, with a priority on seeds, nuts or fruits.
How to keep bird bath from freezing
How you will keep ice out of a bird bath is to delay proceedings, rather than prevent it; but it can be achieved with your personal intervention.
Do birds like red bird feeders
Hummingbirds in particular are attracted to red bird feeders, whereas as more common birds simply like bright colors, as it can draw them to the feeder.
Where to hang a birdhouse
Birdhouses must really be mounted to a vertical platform rather than risking birds abandoning their young in a box that risks swinging or twisting.
What kind of feeders do Blue Jays like
Blue Jays are larger than normal thus favor an accessible feeder for their body mass, thus an open top platform or seed feeder with wide perch is best.
Do Cardinals use bird baths
Much like all backyard birds, Cardinals are no different in using a bird bath; Northern Cardinals must still prune their feathers or drink water to re-hydrate.
Best color for bird feeder
Bird feeders made in vibrant colors can be seen by birds yet a specific color theme can cater to a certain bird species sharing the same plumage color.
