Backyard Bird Feeding
Backyard birds have various dietary needs with often limited ability on feeders, thus its vital to offer the a healthy supply of bird food in and out of feeders.
What can you use as bird food
Feed birds on seeds/nuts usually eaten by us, rather than ones put in feeders. Offer most fruits along with cat/dog food, beef fat and bacon rind in winter.
How much bird seed to put out
Regardless of the capacity of any seed feeder, you'd want to only fill it with 1 cup of bird seeds, with 2-3 cups of seeds added elsewhere in the yard.
How to feed Cardinals
Cardinals can be fed out of wide open accessible seed-filled bird feeders, or a platform feeder that can be pole mounted or put on the ground.
Best way to feed Mealworms to birds
I must say to pop mealworms into a heavy ceramic plate or shallow dish where it is clearly visible to visiting birds would be your best option.
How to hang Apples for birds
Apples can be inserted into an apple feeder or wedges inserted into a fat ball feeder; or the core can be removed to hang an apple with rope.
How long can you leave suet out
Come winter suet can be left out for over a month, while in summer it will only be a week with high humidity - yet three weeks seems to be a good average.
Best seed to attract Finches
Finches are big lovers of sunflower or thistle seeds, and a bit of both. Attract finches with both types of seeds, although they must be made accessible.
Can you put Sunflower seeds in a bird feeder
Sunflower seeds make up a small portion of the generic seed mixes that go in tube seed feeder, thus sunflower seeds are fully compatible with seed feeders.
Do dried mealworms attract birds
Mealworms in dried form can attract birds to eat them, if these same insect-eating birds currently occupy your backyard space, and can be quite popular.
How to feed birds in summer
Feed birds in the summertime just as you've done so up until now. Birds can be fed with or without a feeder, yet the bird feed can be sustained in the shade.
