Does it matter where you hang a bird feeder
It can feel overwhelming when planning to hang bird feeders in a certain section of the yard, and while cutting corners can bring success, its vital to follow a few strict rules.
It does matter where you hang bird feeders because you could be putting wild birds lives at risk. To hang a bird feeder to low can only invite predators to a bird feeder. And with that, birds could miss any bird feeder unless it situated in a well lit up area, that provides plenty of clearing, in all directions.
I can't say for certain to hang bird feeders on any suitable location wouldn't attract wild birds to it, because it can happen with great success to follow soon after.
Although I will say the best place to hang a bird feeder can only be in a wide open clearing, where wild birds feel comfortable to feed while at the same time - they can quickly escape in any direction when disturbed.
Birds may not be using your bird feeders because they are hanging in an area that is constantly disturbed by both people and pets.
You will want to hang bird feeders in an area that can be kept isolated, which means never to hang bird feeders near too next door neighbors property line - and avoid placing the bird feeder too close to your house at the same time.
Do prioritize hanging bird feeders in a well lit up area where wild birds can fly off without restrictions.
In doing so, you can place a bird feeder pole in the middle of the lawn if available, which will be the safest location where our common backyard birds can feed.
It can be difficult to attract wild birds to a single bird feeder, thus you'd need a bird feeder pole to hang multiple bird feeders in a group. You will need additional bird feeders as a way to cater to many wild birds dietary needs.
Yeah, it matters a lot
Absolutely does it matter where you hang a bird feeder, to go out and randomly hang a feeder will only invite trouble later on.
Bird feeders come with a few rules when locating them in your yard, and that is to first hang them in a group as to give you the best possible chance of success.
More importantly, any bird feeder placed too low to ground at approximately 4 feet or below, will bring it within reach of common bird feeder pests like squirrels and raccoon's, and even cats who will be within reach of suspended feeders.
As a result, you'd need to hang bird feeders between 4-6 feet off the ground to keep the bird feeders out of range of any hunting or jumping animals on the ground.
In an effort to keep bird feeders safe, and out of the way of nuisance animals, you can suspend bird feeders on the roof overhang like the rafters or guttering - which can be an added bonus as bird feeders become visible miles around.
With all that, let's not forget there's no point in situating bird feeders in the front yard, only for wild birds to frequent what is a wild bird paradise in the backyard.
Birds won't randomly turn up to an isolated, out of the way bird feeder on the other side of the house, thus its vital to hang bird feeders in proximity to where birds spend their day.
Bird feeder found only if visible
Now that you know you must carefully consider where to place a bird feeder in your yard, let's think about visibility at all times.
What is visibility when it comes to bird feeders? Well, what that involves is placing - or in this case hanging bird feeders - in an area of the yard that is visible to passing wild birds overhead, or at times when birds briefly land to rest in the yard.
How you primarily attract wild birds to bird feeders is with sight, and sight alone.
Birds can't smell bird feed in the air, let alone taste it when do eat. Its vitally important you get as many wild birds eyes on any type of bird feeder as you can, which will hopefully end in birds coming to the feeders regularly. And when you do, be sure to have a variety of wild bird feed added to feeders in an effort to provide a balanced diet.
Rule of hanging bird feeders is to rely on the brackets mounted to a bird feeder pole.
Where you impale the bird feeder pole in ground does matters and as a result, you must always aim for a well it up area that spends most of its time in direct sunshine.
On that note, reasons why window bird feeders aren't as good is because they're commonly situated out of the way.
Accessibility matters too
What else is important where you hang a bird feeder, is accessibility of course, because without it any wild birds wishing to feed out of your suspended bird feeders, will be forced to go elsewhere as their flight path is blocked.
Bird feeders must always be hung with plenty of space surrounding the location where bird feeders are hung.
Suspending multiple bird feeders on a pole can attract a lot of interest and thus you'd want to make room for many wild birds of all sizes.
Bird feeders will hopefully be placed over the lawn which should provide a wide and an accessible clearing in all directions.
Wild birds like to feed out of bird feeders knowing there's an area to escape when trouble heads their way - which is just people walking past - or how wild birds always seem to startle themselves at bird feeders all the time.
Never position bird feeders within or under trees and foliage while instead push the bird feeder pole near to your observation window of the house.
Avoid surrounding the bird feeder with general garden equipment plus the laundry line waving about near the feeders.
Do take full advantage of hanging bird feeders on a pole without a tree in use, although its imperative to fully utilize a tree if there's one available in your yard.
Conclude
Certainly hanging bird feeders on random areas of the yard can indeed bring a lot of success, but it can also bring bird feeders within range of predators.
You may be able to hang bird feeders practically on anything in the yard, just as long as bird feeders are hung between 4-6 feet off the ground, to prevent predators reaching the bird feed, and possibly the unaware wild birds.
It can matter even more where you put bird feeders because you may quickly realize, the random bracket or tree branch location isn't getting any interest.
Fault of that could be because you choose to situate the bird feeders in an area of the yard wild birds tend to avoid.
With that, a backyard that doesn't receive many wild bird visitors on a daily basis will need to utilize a well it up location to get the attention of passer by's.
When you find it hard to attract wild birds to bird feeder, just the one bird feeder may not be enough. As a result, suspending multiple bird feeders situated in a few locations in the yard could be what you need to begin the process of attracting a variety of birds.
In the meantime, you must be sure all bird feeders are highly visible and hung in a sunny location.
In addition, never hang in an area where their flight path is obstructed, if it is then the bird feeders could be kept hidden. And if they aren't, wild birds will find it hard to fly through a maze of junk to perch on bird feeders that feel unsafe to spend any time feeding on.
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