Bird feeders are best hung in a place where your visiting birds feel safe from predators. Most important: Avoid open and noisy areas and hang your bird feeders at eye level or a little above. Do not hang feeders too close to any place where squirrels can jump on them, or too low they are within a cat's reach.
Should bird feeders be close to the house?
Feeders should be placed either very close to the window (less than three feet), or much further away (greater than 10 feet). From close feeders, birds cannot hit the window hard enough for serious injury, and distant feeders provide enough room to safely maneuver.
How do I get birds to come to my bird feeder?
Top 12 Tips to Attract Birds to Your Feeders1Offer a Variety of Foods to Attract Birds to Feeders. ... 2Birds Love Peanuts. ... 3Keep Track of Your Visitors. ... 4Get Your Neighbors Involved. ... 5Use Plants for Shelter Around Feeders. ... 6Add Water to your Landscape. ... 7Maintain a Four-Season Habitat. ... 8Leave a Little Garden Debris in Winter.
What is the most appropriate place to install a bird feeder?
Feeders close to natural shelter such as trees or shrubs offer resting places for birds between feeding bouts and a quick refuge if a hawk flies through. Evergreens are ideal—their thick foliage buffers winter winds and offers year-round hiding places from predators.
Why don't birds come to my feeder?
There are many possible reasons birds aren't coming to your feeder. Birds don't come to your bird feeder because there is something wrong with your bird food, the feeder, the placement of feeders, the landscaping and safety of your yard, or the time of year.
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