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Backyard Bird Feeding - Page 2

Published 20th July 2022

What kind of suet do Cardinals like

Cardinals like suet cakes or fat balls with ingredients made up primarily of seeds, mealworms or fruits, or perhaps a little both of the former.

Published 9th July 2022

Can you overfeed backyard birds

Birds on occasion may overdo it with certain bird feed but personally speaking, you can't overfeed birds when only the rare times a bird eats too much.

Published 15th June 2022

How to feed birds fat balls

Birds can be fed fat balls in a fat ball feeder with an option to string fat balls up with rope; whereas many more bird species can be fed suet balls in a dish.

Published 4th June 2022

Do American Robins eat suet

American Robins do like to eat suet whenever it becomes available in the open, rather than in a feeder, with Robins favoring fruit or mealworm-filled suet.

Published 29th May 2022

How to feed Dried Mealworms to wild birds

Dried mealworms can be fed to all bird species at various spots around the yard; add them to a dish, hang them on a pole, or put mealworms in a feeder.

Published 20th May 2022

Can you put oats in a bird feeder

When we talk about bird feeders intended for use with seeds, peanuts or suet pellets for example then no, oats cannot be used in bird feeders.

Published 17th May 2022

Best way to feed Robins

Robins can use bird feeders yet rarely do, ground feeding birds like Robins forage on the ground, thus your lawn will become the best way to feed Robins.

Published 28th March 2022

How to stop birds from wasting food

To stop wastage you'd want to ease back on how much bird food you replenish bird feeders with, including any food left out of feeders.

Published 12th February 2022

Where to put Oranges for Orioles

Its possible to attract orioles to eat or sip orange slices or halves if impaled on a visible tree branch, stabbed on oriole feeder spike or wedged on a feeder pole.

Published 1st February 2022

How to feed Bluebirds mealworms

Bluebirds can be fed mealworms in an open top dish affixed to their own feeder, or rely on a ceramic pet bowl that can be situated anywhere in the yard.