What Bird Seed Attracts The MOST Birds?

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  • @kathiemallory8855
    @kathiemallory8855 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    ALL my birds, no matter the size LOVE the blackoil sunflower seeds

  • @cherriemcbratney162
    @cherriemcbratney162 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thank you for this very important education on bird seed. We are overwhelmed by starlings. My husband wants to feed them all. But we cannot afford that. We are trying the mixed ground food that you suggested and to move them to the grassy match that we do not fertilize the grass. Ordered on line from you will pick up this afternoon. Thanks for all you do! 😊😊❤

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Starlings have been horrible this past month. I hope when the temperatures moderate they my lighten up a bit.

  • @kahwana1604
    @kahwana1604 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    My finches and smaller birds are really enjoying golden safflower seed. Cardinals love the shelled sunflower seeds. I find it important this time of year to have suet available. Always have water available near the feeding area. I enjoy your channel.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is great to hear. A very sound feeding setup.

  • @JuanHuerta-i1n
    @JuanHuerta-i1n 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I feed wild birds seed bird food. Cardinals love sunflower feed. I always have water near bird feeders.

  • @anniegaddis5240
    @anniegaddis5240 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you, sharing this one too!

  • @oboewankenobo8675
    @oboewankenobo8675 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Mark, enjoy your vids, which are extremely informative. My family got me one of the high end camera feeders. I put it on a 4x4 post with a squirrel baffle which really works. I didn’t want them chewing up my $200 feeder! Anyway, the feeder has 2 separate seed hoppers and I decided to try the no shell route. Shelled nuts on one side, shelled black oil sunflower in the other. Birds loved them, but very, very expensive. I calculated that 40 lbs of sunflowers with shell was approximately 20 lbs without shells and if you can get on sale almost half of what you pay for no shells. Going the black oil with shell on now, I can deal with the seed shell mess under the feeder.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It really is hard to gauge the enjoyment that bird feeding brings us.

  • @horseman2232
    @horseman2232 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    well gee mark i just loved the live please do more .

  • @jamescady723
    @jamescady723 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great video...very helpful!! Thanks

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching. Glad you found it helpful.

  • @masspatriot5409
    @masspatriot5409 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I have a wonderful variety of birds but the favorites are thistle seed for my finches and black sunflower seeds for the majority of others. I also provide suet nuggets and they love that but especially my woodpeckers. Summer time is nectar for my hummies and grape jelly for my orioles

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is a great variety! You have good taste in what you offer.

  • @jeanetterandolph4179
    @jeanetterandolph4179 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Can you use a sock for your Black Tie Finch Mix? or another feeder with this mix?

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@jeanetterandolph4179 some do but I warn that the sunflower chips can swell with moisture so they may not come out as easy. I recommend a tube feeder with small holes.

    • @jeanetterandolph4179
      @jeanetterandolph4179 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you for the information.

  • @taunichurchill4633
    @taunichurchill4633 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great info, thank you!

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

  • @kimesch9698
    @kimesch9698 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love feeding my doves!

  • @user-lz6dm5lk9y
    @user-lz6dm5lk9y 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Mark, your videos are very informative and helpful. Thank you. Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy, prosperous 2025. God bless.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I am so glad you enjoy the channel! I hope the same for you and yours.

  • @coldspring624
    @coldspring624 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have found in the early spring the returning Indigo Buntings really go for white millet in my tray feeders and will stay on them well into the summer. I have started cutting back on other feeds so it works out well switching to millet in the tray's

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is great you have them coming in for that long. We typically only have them for a week or so in the Spring. Millet is a good seed as long as you aren't getting overrun with House Sparrow

  • @Magpie-1111
    @Magpie-1111 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My buntings love white millet and they prefer the feeder rather than the ground, so I always have them in my feeder (along with black oil sunflower seeds).

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Magpie-1111 They do have a wide diet and millet is a favorite.

  • @gloriajohnson8297
    @gloriajohnson8297 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I feed the black oil sunflower, sunflower chips, suet pellets, homemade suet cakes, seed logs, whole peanuts, shelled peanuts, live mealwoms and dried mealworms. I have so many different birds in the winter!

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You've got a pretty complete buffet set up there!

  • @AndrewJr66
    @AndrewJr66 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love that mesh finch feeder in the video do you sell it

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @AndrewJR66 we do. Here is the link shopbackyardbirdcenter.com/collections/mesh-feeders

  • @pintsizestories196
    @pintsizestories196 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Goldfinches in our area are quite happy eating the black sunflower seeds like all the other birds. Sadly can't ground feed or do trays because of the squirrels.

  • @808OnMyMind
    @808OnMyMind 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    For years I bought only black oil sunflower seeds and suet with occasional bags of specialty seeds but w/o millet. This year I’ve gone zero waste to various hulled sunflower seeds due to living on the second floor with a new neighbor downstairs. I don’t want them to deal with the shells falling down. This year I’m fighting off ‘herds’ of starlings. It’s so bad I’m only feeding while I’m at home and can keep my eye on who’s at the feeders. When I leave, the feeders come inside. Sounds bazar, and it is. But my seed is so expensive. Any suggestions on ridding the nuisance birds? I stopped all feeding for 10 days a while back but they returned immediately when I started feeding again. Glad I found your video. 👍

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@808OnMyMind The high stress times really bring the starlings in. The best feeders for dealing with them are caged feeders and to a lesser extent the weighted perch feeders. One starling can eat from those but there is rarely just one. When numbers 2,3 and 4 land, the guard is pulled down and they all fly off. They do not like safflower or Nyjer as much but will eat them when desperate.

  • @gleamtarrest6310
    @gleamtarrest6310 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Allot if bulk birdseed is full if twigs & grit just to make the sale weight.. also have found some sort of weevils that will eat the seeds.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gleamtarrest6310 Not our seed. Des Moines Feed Company takes great care in cleaning their seed and only buying from farmers whose crops meet their standard. A lot of big boxes just buy the cheapest they can get.

    • @Encourageable
      @Encourageable หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I found the same. I thought Ace might be better but they are just as bad. Looks old and dusty.

    • @vickykirts7956
      @vickykirts7956 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The closer I look I will always find small holes in some of the sunflowe hulls

    • @gleamtarrest6310
      @gleamtarrest6310 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have been putting my birdseed in the freezer no less than 3 days, that way it will kill of any remaining bugs. After that I keep in fridge.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@gleamtarrest6310 3 days will kill the adult moths. To kill the eggs, larvae and adults it is recommended to keep in the freezer for two weeks.

  • @jonathanschadenfreude9603
    @jonathanschadenfreude9603 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    we had three diff types.......the thin black seed for the tiny birds the black oil sunflower seeds for the grosbeeks etc and the general song bird mix with suet. waterbury ctr vermont from 88-2010

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm sure they are enjoying you offerings!

  • @heavenbound392
    @heavenbound392 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Costco has very good bird seed. It has a great combo of sunflower seeds nuts and dried cherries.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's great to hear you've found a good option!

    • @kleineroteHex
      @kleineroteHex หลายเดือนก่อน

      Will have to check that out!

  • @Itsallindica
    @Itsallindica 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I wonder if the birds would appreciate having a little sand in the seed mix, to help them grind food in their crops?

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Itsallindica Some do provide a source of grit. Dove especially utilize it.

  • @Art-um7mz
    @Art-um7mz หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Do sunflower hulls suppress grass growth?

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They certainly can. I recommend raking the hulls up regularly.

    • @Art-um7mz
      @Art-um7mz หลายเดือนก่อน

      @MarksBackyardBirds Would you happen to know what percent of sunflower seeds is shell. So as to compare prices.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Art-um7mz It depends on the variety of sunflower but 30% is a pretty good guess.

  • @Kellysher
    @Kellysher 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I’m retiring next year. Today I’m spending an insane amount of money on birdseed. I really enjoy them, and I’m struggling to find the best economical way to keep doing it. I look for a quality mix without millet, and price in out by the pound. I run all over the place, store to store trying to find the sales. I’ve considered bulk purchases, but can’t store in attached garage due to the moths. I watch for coupons,etc. My dream would be to be able to have an app or website that would tell you where to go in your neighborhood with the cheapest good seed! If that exists,please share.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I find that Black Oil Sunflower is the most economical "good" seed. It has a truly wide appeal and it is generally a high value seed compared to mixes.

    • @Biblesmakegoodkindling
      @Biblesmakegoodkindling 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Do you have room to grow sunflowers? I started doing it a few years ago and this year I am expanding the plot to about 45 plants. During the summer I usually get 2-3 harvests (depending on the weather) and I enjoy watching them eat off the plant.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ I definitely do not.

  • @Bowhunters6go8xz6x
    @Bowhunters6go8xz6x หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wagner's (Greatest Variety) blend of wild bird seed is the favorite by wild birds here in central USA (Kansas) I have all kinds of birds finches, midges, Cardinals, sparrows, etc. and I even have Turtle Doves that feed daily on the ground underneath the feeder. Never had as many birds and varieties of birds in past winters with other brands that I now have with Wagner's . Negative is that there are so many birds they are going through a lot of feed.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's great to hear you've had such success with that blend.

  • @LuckyGreenStripes
    @LuckyGreenStripes 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Can I mix my own by buying different varieties so I don’t have all the fillers I.e Sunflower, safflower etc. I have cardinals, blue jays, wood peckers, finches, doves and occasionally black birds and crows that run off.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Absolutely, we have many folks who mix their own blends.

    • @LuckyGreenStripes
      @LuckyGreenStripes 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@MarksBackyardBirds do you ship to Tennessee 38401

  • @margaretmayer715
    @margaretmayer715 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    During major snow accumulation..10 male cardinals and 10 female that eat on my lawn, shoveled, to access many doves, juncos, native sparrows, etc. Be ready to help injured birds, blending sunflowers into paste. Silence during feeding... hawk nearby. It's been 50 years of joyous bird feeding.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You are taking good care of your feathered friends.

  • @delinayoungs3988
    @delinayoungs3988 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    We feed mil-worms mostly and one feeder of seeds we get them all ! Again the cost is higher than seed but we want to feed the birds who are having there young !

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s definitely worth it to help out the birds, especially during nesting season.

  • @MrGapack1965
    @MrGapack1965 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Can I feed Sun Dried Raisins?

  • @scarecrow6741
    @scarecrow6741 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Black sunflower seads.

  • @Steven-kz3zx
    @Steven-kz3zx หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What type of sunflowers are used in kernels? Never have seen a brand that lists if it is black oil.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      According to the folks at Des Moines Feed, it is the stripe sunflowers they use for producing the kernels. Black Oil is used by the crushers to make sunflower oil.

    • @Steven-kz3zx
      @Steven-kz3zx หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MarksBackyardBirds Thank you.

  • @meganramsey2228
    @meganramsey2228 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great info! My biggest problem here in North Central TX is cowbirds taking over my feeders!

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cowbirds can be a real pest. Unfortunately, they are too small to for caged feeders to work against them. Have you tried safflower seed?

    • @meganramsey2228
      @meganramsey2228 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @MarksBackyardBirds I have, but unfortunately, I still want to keep juncos and finches around. Also, they are very expensive here!

  • @Marvinmartion
    @Marvinmartion หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    All I feed are sunflower and peanuts and suet! No waste and literally all of the various birds eat it!

  • @bunny_smith
    @bunny_smith 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Who is emptying my safflower feeder onto the ground w/in one or 2 days of filling it and how do I stop it? It’s too expensive.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@bunny_smith If they are just throwing it to the ground, Blue Jays and blackbirds are famous for doing that. Generally, if you only put safflower in the feeder, they learn that there is nothing else there and leave it alone.

  • @pbcanal1
    @pbcanal1 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Mark, I set out beef trimmings to set if the local juvenile Red Tail would take them and found that the bluejays just love them. Is there anything wrong with doing this with the raw meat? I don't give them the cooked or seasoned meat.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@pbcanal1 I think the only concern is what other unwanted creatures it may attract. It shouldn’t harm the birds

  • @billlottman7339
    @billlottman7339 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Trouble with sunflower seeds is squirrels. I do use this seed, but only in feeders that squirrels can not access. I more commonly use safflower for that reason.

  • @vettechsrule
    @vettechsrule หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So I am a retired Vet Tech, and just started the bird thing. Yesterday at dusk, I had so many cardinals at my feeders I couldn't count them all. Is this a thing with cardinals?

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It definitely is. I call them the 4 o'clock birds. They do like the more shadowy conditions like dawn and dusk. When you are bright red, your an easy target for a predator like a Cooper's Hawk to see.

    • @vettechsrule
      @vettechsrule หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @MarksBackyardBirds oh wow, thank you!

    • @OldMotherLogo
      @OldMotherLogo 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      It has been said that cardinals are the first ones in the morning and the last ones at night. In my old place there were about a dozen cardinals that would arrive around dusk. I could almost set my clock by their arrival. It was fun to watch.

  • @Biblesmakegoodkindling
    @Biblesmakegoodkindling 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I must ask. Am I the only one who has birds that prefer the striped sunflower over the oil? I put both out but the striped always gets eaten first.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Biblesmakegoodkindling Stripe is a very good seed. The cost is so much higher, few people ask for it.

  • @dpo1960
    @dpo1960 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I don’t know why but my finch feeder that I fill with nyger(?) isn’t and hasn’t attracted any birds for a while. I cleaned it and moved it away from my other feeder but I still am getting the same result. Bummer

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dpo1960 Nyjer is just not a widely accepted seed. Definitely do not keep any seed in a feeder longer than a month and in storage longer than 3 months unless it is refrigerated. You might try mixing it with fine stems flower kernels. That will still work in a finch tube

    • @dpo1960
      @dpo1960 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @ thanks. I’ll try that

  • @oldtimer5045
    @oldtimer5045 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    blue birds feed sunflower chips to young. just took them a while to learn what the feeders are

  • @tombarclay7108
    @tombarclay7108 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    With the cost of seed rising prohibitively, it's getting harder to find premium seed in stores. Most of the seed filling store shelves now are trash mixtures which many birds won't eat.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is sad, big store will only carry the cheapest seed blends because that is what most people demand. Our prices actually went down this fall due to good crops of certain seeds like safflower. The more you ask for it, the more they will listen (hopefully). The simply answer is to feed black oil sunflower.

  • @judymckinney7984
    @judymckinney7984 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Do the birds poop in the food on those flat feeders

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@judymckinney7984 Some do but not many. It is why feeders with easy clean bases are so important

  • @HappyComfort
    @HappyComfort 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    If I buy a mix with safflower seeds in it. The safflower seeds just sit there and are never touched.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Safflower has a very hard shell and a different appeal to many birds. Here is a video I did on Safflower: th-cam.com/video/nWD9_1Vltyg/w-d-xo.html

  • @mairwaugus5203
    @mairwaugus5203 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Not in your state, so I could make my own " black tie mix" ?

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      You can. My preference is 75% Fine Chips to 25% Nyjer

  • @nancysnead5132
    @nancysnead5132 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    JUST THIS MONTH JAN. 2025, I SAW A BLUEJAY FLY ONTO A TREE LIMB WITH AN UNHULLED PEANUT IN ITS MOUTH!! LIVED IN NC, USA ALL MY LIFE & HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS NOR DID I KNOW BLUEJAYS LOVED PEANUTS!!! SO AMAZING & I IMMEDIATELY YELLED OUT, "WHERE DID HE FIND THAT PEANUT" CAUSE IT WAS NOT IN MY YARD!!! JUST BEAUTIFUL HOW GOD WORKS!!

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      They do love their peanuts. I know several folks who have trained them to eat them right out of their hands.

  • @daleweller5193
    @daleweller5193 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Black oil seed is #1 . I can’t think of any thing that doesn’t eat it .

  • @dr.michaelr.foreman2170
    @dr.michaelr.foreman2170 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I am sure you know this but maybe your subs don't: Bluejays will bury peanuts like a squirrel does. I have found peanuts buried in my flower beds.

    • @ArtByKarenEHaley
      @ArtByKarenEHaley หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They’ll hide hazelnuts and other items in chimneys, had a bad experience at my old house 😂
      Next door neighbors had a hazelnut tree. There was a squirrel and a blue jay that would feud; the squirrel would bury nuts and the jay would wait on the roof. Then the jay would swoop down and pull it out of the ground and hide it up on the chimney

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That they will. They are the "Johnny Appleseed" of the acorn world.Sorry, I thought I mentioned that.

    • @BirdsofaMidwestParadise
      @BirdsofaMidwestParadise หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for sharing such interesting information 😊

    • @Shadowbannedandcensored
      @Shadowbannedandcensored หลายเดือนก่อน

      This behavior is dangerous to the birds because roasted nuts buried in the ground quickly become colonized by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus fumigatus.

    • @jamesvatter5729
      @jamesvatter5729 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Exactly! I used to accuse the squirrels of doing that with my neighbor's peanuts. Then I watched for an hour or so one morning. Three jays went nonstop from his feeder to my veggie pots.

  • @michaelK3148
    @michaelK3148 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The world price of sunflower spiked from the start of the Russia v. Ukraine war as these 2 countries combined produce about 60% of worldwide crop. This increased US retail prices over 25% in my observation. Prices have since receded.

  • @wesb123
    @wesb123 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    😊😊😊

  • @kathiemallory8855
    @kathiemallory8855 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    When the snow gets deep...ALL birds need help....no matter if you love them or not. They're all God's creatures

  • @sharons4611
    @sharons4611 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Anyone know how to attract birds & not rats? Let alone squirrels…my HOA sais to stop using bird feeders 🙄 I did plant with natives

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This video may help: th-cam.com/video/vBWxL63mCGw/w-d-xo.html

    • @sharons4611
      @sharons4611 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@MarksBackyardBirds Thanks!

    • @DawnRK3204
      @DawnRK3204 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      We have our feeders attached to a pole with a stove pipe baffle. I’ve videotaped with a wildlife camera many nights and never saw a rat climb it. Squirrels cannot climb it either.

    • @DawnRK3204
      @DawnRK3204 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      My warblers like the millet too.

    • @sharons4611
      @sharons4611 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DawnRK3204 I’ve seen squirrels get past mine. Rats were feeding on the ground

  • @UPLINKUSA
    @UPLINKUSA หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    My wife put a stop to my feeding birds a month ago.
    She's so mean. 😩

    • @Mrs.GrayMan
      @Mrs.GrayMan หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Control freak

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Now that is sad

    • @gingermm8987
      @gingermm8987 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😮

    • @kleineroteHex
      @kleineroteHex หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Why??? My husband just laughs at me feeding them, watches with me some times and will tell me when the squirrel somehow managed to "earthquake" the hopper 😂

    • @ronperkins1687
      @ronperkins1687 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I’d put her in the garage! lol…

  • @czarcastic1458
    @czarcastic1458 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nothing eats my thistle feed and no bird eats the millet.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Nyjer is a specialty seed and only a few species like it. I prefer feeding sunflower and sunflower kernels for the finches. Millet is a grain that many of the native sparrows like juncos like.

  • @kentmilbrandt3989
    @kentmilbrandt3989 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Don’t know why his goldfinches don’t eat safflower seeds , mine do.

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is well documented that goldfinches typically can’t crack a safflower seed hull. But you never say never. In my years of doing this you are only the second person who has reported that their goldfinches eat safflower.

    • @monikalenz2559
      @monikalenz2559 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      This migration season we installed a Haikubox and I'm amazed at the variety of birds (120 species so far) that visit here. We live in a wilderness area of the Southern Sierra mountains of California with rivers, creeks and a lake. A creek runs through our property so we get all kinds of wildlife here. Hawks start hanging out if I feed the birds in any one location so I feed mostly cracked corn broadcast on the ground at alternating sites. These last two years have been exceptionally wet so there's plenty of native foods and I've cut back on feeding. But mid-winter I will feed suet and corn again. Quail love the corn!
      Great information your videos, thank you!

    • @MarksBackyardBirds
      @MarksBackyardBirds  24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@monikalenz2559 I sounds like you live in area of rish biodiversity.

  • @marciathom6708
    @marciathom6708 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I think he is very knowledgeable, just not good at public speaking.

  • @marciathom6708
    @marciathom6708 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A stab had conducted? A stab?