Birds love to eat at a wild bird feeder, especially if they don’t choose to migrate south for the winter. Wild bird feeders give birds a constant source of healthy, nutritious food.
Finding the right wild bird feeder
Finding the right wild bird feeder for your yard is not that difficult. All you need to do is a little research. When you’re sitting on your porch or looking out your kitchen window, check out the birds that are hanging out on your fence. Obviously if you consistently see a type of bird outside of your window, that bird lives in the area. It’s a good idea to get a feel for the types of birds that live in your neighborhood before you purchase a wild bird feeder because every bird has a feeder preference.
Hopper wild bird feeders
Hopper wild bird feeders usually look like miniature gazebos or barns. These wild bird feeders are sturdy and can therefore hold up larger birds. Hopper feeders also attract smaller birds because they can be filled with seed that is appealing to both large and small birds however, because big birds have an easier time accessing hopper bird feeder as opposed to other feeders, they sometimes bully smaller birds off this wild bird feeder.
It’s easy to tell when this wild bird feeder is running on empty because it has plexiglass sides, which allow you to see the bird seed level. The hopper feeder is also easy to fill. All it takes is lifting off the top of the feeder filling it, and putting it back down again.
Tube wild bird feeders
A wild bird feeder that is tubular in shape is considered a tube feeder. Tube feeders are long and have upside down trays at the bottom. Don’t worry! The trays are supposed to be upside down because it prevent animals that can’t eat upside down, such as squirrels, from getting into the feeder.
Smaller birds like the wild bird feeder that is shaped like a tube because they can eat in peace without larger birds pestering them. Larger birds cannot land on these feeders so the little ones can get their fill.
The platform feeder
A wild bird feeder that has an open platform for birds to land on is called a platform feeder. Like the hopper feeder, platform feeders attract all kinds of birds. Because this type of wild bird feeder attracts so many different birds, the area under this feeder can become messy and littered with seed.
