I have been feeding black oil sunflower seeds in shell, peanuts, suet and water. The birds and squirrels love it. Cause we had our first day of cold weather. Temperature today was 41 with rain. They actually emptied both my feeders. Love watching the birds and squirrels eating around each other. The squirrels really like their peace offering on the ground.
I love having squirrels around, they are the security guards and inform the little birds of predators. It's good to also have a evergreen bush close by when possible for the little birds to hide.
Good video. I have to deal with a large population of squirrels, grackles, starlings and house sparrows. I have secured all the feeders on one pole and do not have a problem. My hopper feeder is still overwhelmed with house sparrows. I have tried, safflower, striped sunflower and a mix of the two but the sparrows are still wiping it out each day. I am getting blue jays and the occasional cardinal to this feeder. I have a new magic halo on the way. I have one on my tube feeder that finally stopped the sparrows and I am hoping the new one will do the same for my hopper feeder. The weather has turned cold enough here that the bird bath is frozen each morning so this week's purchase is a heated bird bath. Your videos have really helped me get started with bird feeding.l
Just what I was looking for: building a cover. I want to put a feeding station on my second story porch but it would be wide open. I thought about putting branches into buckets. All in hopes the squirrels are not making their way up there :)
Hello, I would like to give water to the birds, but the water turns to ice. Do you put a small water heater in your container? I am returning from Quebec to Canada. I am waiting to hear from you. Thank you💁♀️😀
My squirrels are really creative, they crawl upside down on the electrical wire to jump onto my feeder. When I discovered them doing this I said let em eat.
Thanks ! Im so sick of the house sparrows dominating my feeders ! So frustrating! They even fight each other. Ugh , I don’t like them . Sorry it’s true 🤷♀️ (seen too many exposes on what they do to my precious Tree Swallows & other birds as well )
My neighbour was laughing at me because I have 5 different feeders hanging from my feeder pole. I explained to him that each feeder has different food in it to attract different species of birds. One feeder attracts Cardinals and Blue Jays. Another feeder is for Gold Finches. Another is for Sparrows and so on and so on. Why Sparrows? At first I was angry that sparrows were at my feeder until I learned that because we have changed our architecture for building houses, sparrows no longer have a place to breed. This has cut the Sparrow population in half world wide. When I learned that, I stopped complaining and welcomed Sparrows to my feeder. Afterall the Bible says God even counts the feathers on a Sparrow. So who am I drive them away when God loves them.
Off topic but I thought it was interesting. I didn't know that birds have more rod and cone cells in their eyes and can see more colors and shades than humans.
@@MarksBackyardBirds Nice, I didn't see that one. I'm just a bit north of the store and wanted to pick up an upside down suet feeder. Of the 3 you have on the website, is there a favorite or advantage of one over another?
I have been feeding black oil sunflower seeds in shell, peanuts, suet and water. The birds and squirrels love it. Cause we had our first day of cold weather. Temperature today was 41 with rain. They actually emptied both my feeders. Love watching the birds and squirrels eating around each other. The squirrels really like their peace offering on the ground.
I love having squirrels around, they are the security guards and inform the little birds of predators.
It's good to also have a evergreen bush close by when possible for the little birds to hide.
Good video. I have to deal with a large population of squirrels, grackles, starlings and house sparrows. I have secured all the feeders on one pole and do not have a problem. My hopper feeder is still overwhelmed with house sparrows. I have tried, safflower, striped sunflower and a mix of the two but the sparrows are still wiping it out each day. I am getting blue jays and the occasional cardinal to this feeder. I have a new magic halo on the way. I have one on my tube feeder that finally stopped the sparrows and I am hoping the new one will do the same for my hopper feeder. The weather has turned cold enough here that the bird bath is frozen each morning so this week's purchase is a heated bird bath. Your videos have really helped me get started with bird feeding.l
I am so glad you like the channel. I hope the halo helps. I've tried them with only limited success.
Thanks for mentioning the American Tree Sparrow. I've been trying to attract them.
They are beautiful birds of open country for sure.
Just what I was looking for: building a cover. I want to put a feeding station on my second story porch but it would be wide open. I thought about putting branches into buckets. All in hopes the squirrels are not making their way up there :)
@@kleineroteHex Even an artificial evergreen tree would be good
@@MarksBackyardBirds thought crossed my mind, will keep my eyes out for after the holiday throw-aways :) Thank you!!!
Hello, I would like to give water to the birds, but the water turns to ice. Do you put a small water heater in your container? I am returning from Quebec to Canada. I am waiting to hear from you. Thank you💁♀️😀
Hi Michele, We do have several de-icers. Here is the link to the page with the various ones tinyurl.com/25d8zsbw I hope this helps, Mark
I started putting out chopped roasted peanuts, I think I"ve created a monster. They love them.
Free peanuts are a high reward for them!
What is best bird seed for blue bird?
@@jasonvortherms1167 they require hull-less seeds like sunflower kernels and peanut pieces. Dried mealworms are a real favorite.
Cardinals at the open tray feeder‼️👏‼️👏‼️👏
Their favorite feeding spot
My squirrels are really creative, they crawl upside down on the electrical wire to jump onto my feeder. When I discovered them doing this I said let em eat.
They are truly entertaining to watch.
My tube feeders are overwhelmed with sparrows. The finches are standing in line waiting to eat.
Stay away from any millet in your feeders. Feeding only on the ground or a low platform feeder and see if that lures the sparrows away.
Thanks ! Im so sick of the house sparrows dominating my feeders ! So frustrating! They even fight each other. Ugh , I don’t like them . Sorry it’s true 🤷♀️ (seen too many exposes on what they do to my precious Tree Swallows & other birds as well )
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My neighbour was laughing at me because I have 5 different feeders hanging from my feeder pole. I explained to him that each feeder has different food in it to attract different species of birds. One feeder attracts Cardinals and Blue Jays. Another feeder is for Gold Finches. Another is for Sparrows and so on and so on. Why Sparrows? At first I was angry that sparrows were at my feeder until I learned that because we have changed our architecture for building houses, sparrows no longer have a place to breed. This has cut the Sparrow population in half world wide. When I learned that, I stopped complaining and welcomed Sparrows to my feeder. Afterall the Bible says God even counts the feathers on a Sparrow. So who am I drive them away when God loves them.
Off topic but I thought it was interesting. I didn't know that birds have more rod and cone cells in their eyes and can see more colors and shades than humans.
They do have a lot more, which results in high acuity. Here is my video on the topic: th-cam.com/video/CLIWwOMSyxQ/w-d-xo.html
@@MarksBackyardBirds Nice, I didn't see that one. I'm just a bit north of the store and wanted to pick up an upside down suet feeder. Of the 3 you have on the website, is there a favorite or advantage of one over another?
@@judsonbertoch7928 It really is personal preference really. The one holds two cakes stacked which some like.