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Any platform that you use to place bird food on is considered a bird feeder. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, although the nicer it looks the more it will add to your garden decor. If you would like to turn your garden into a small oasis for some of the birds in your area, then a bird feeder will be just the ticket. Fill your bird feeder with a variety of different grains for the different species of birds in your area to enjoy. Thistle, safflower, sunflower, and millet are usually the most popular types of seeds.
A bird feeder will give you an excellent ornithological experience, in addition to feeding all of the hungry birds in your area. No longer will you have to drive many miles to a bird sanctuary to see rare bird species, now you can simply go into your backyard to see them. Modern feeders come equipped with web cams so you can observe the birds without disturbing their dinner. The feeders will vary depending on the type of bird for which they were designed.The most common types of bird feeder are the oriole, seed tube, ground, suet, and humming bird feeder.
Seed feeders, which are very popular, can be bought with either hoppers or tubes.Sunflower seeds are mainly used with these feeders to attract birds such as nuthatches, chickadees, and finches. The various types of seeds will be separated by a partition. A suet feeder looks like a cage made of metal which is plastic coated. This plastic holds the cake or suet. Suet is just bird feed which contains some animal fat which will help to prevent the feed from becoming rancid and will also protect the feed from the effects of moisture. You can hang the suet from windows or the tops of trees so you can have a clear view of the birds. If you would like to attract woodpeckers and flickers then these are the types of bird feeders for you.
Hummingbird feeders use a liquid bird feed. The liquid feed is a sugary syrup that hummingbirds love. Hummingbirds will be attracted to the solution if you paint it a bright color. Care should be used when choosing the material for coloring the liquid since some coloring agents can make the birds ill. I prefer to use food coloring.
Feeders for orioles are an orange color. Oriole feeders also supply birds with a liquid type of bird feed. These feeders are mainly for new world orioles, this type of oriole has a pointed tongue and beak. The success of your feeder depends on two things: the quality of the feed and where you put it in your garden. You need to make sure it is away from animals such as cats and squirrels. The problem with squirrels is that they like to take the bird feed to their own homes, which is not why we put the feeders up. To stop this problem you need to build your feeder so that it can hold the weight of a bird but will break under a heavier weight.
Despite the many advantages feeders offer to the birds, bird feeders can have some negative impacts on birds. Diseases can be spread from bird to bird if you don't keep the water and food clean. The feeder can also lead certain bird species to become dominant causing an ecological imbalance. So put up a bird feeder, you will not only help to feed some hungry birds, but it will also greatly improve your garden decor.
