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the super birdbath magnet!
You can attract more birds to your place with less effort. No need for more feeders or birdhouses because a birdbath will really do the trick! Fresh water in a birdbath is absolutely the best way to entice more feathered friends… and moving water is even better. Ripples made by a birdbath dripper or water wiggler are a visual magnet to wild birds, especially in summer’s soaring temperatures.
Birdbath fountains, like this copper one, also provide humans a soothing site and sound. Birdbath accessories like these are complete with simple installations-via batteries, electric, and solar models.When placing a water feature in your birdbath that requires electricity, the cord may be hidden using river rock, or other larger stones. These also give birds a safe and excellent perching spot on which to land. Great solar features are available, as they’ve improved dramatically over the past few years.
This solar layered rock waterfall adds an interesting visual for both birds and their hosts alike. The soothing sounds of a small waterfall are found quite relaxing, while being greatly admired by avian amigos too! Hummingbirds adore birdbath
fountains and bubblers (and leaf misters too) and can be seen playing and bathing in them daily if already hanging around your yard. Another great thing about moving water in a birdbath, is that mosquitoes can not lay eggs. Water is never stagnant, so it stays fresher longer. The optimal depth for birds to bathe and wade comfortably is about two inches. If your birdbath is much deeper, simply place a large rock in the center that sits above the water level for birds to perch. Multiple rocks or large stones always create terrific perching spots that birds find very inviting. Consider adding moving water to your birdbath, then sit back and enjoy the show! -
they’re leaders in squirrel proof bird feeders
Sometimes a baffle just isn’t enough, like when squirrels figure out that horizontal launching point from where to jump sideways to reach the feeder. For example, say you’ve got a pole-mounted bird feeder near your deck (so you can watch birds from inside the house). A baffle on the pole will keep crafty critters from shimmying up from the ground, but most times they can jump sideways from the deck to reach the feeder… like about ten feet horizontally!You’ve likely heard of them before, the Yankee Flipper, Tipper, Whipper and Dipper… but what’s the difference? Droll Yankees is an industry leader in squirrel proof bird feeders. They’re line of weight-calibrated feeders mentioned above is unsurpassed, squirrel’s shenanigans just don’t stand a chance! But the four similar names of these squirrel proof bird feeders might pique one’s curiosity as to their differences.
First, it’s a good idea to know that all of these squirrel proof bird feeders are the same size, with same large, five-pound capacity. Each also contains four feeding ports. Colors differ with each model, the Dipper is burgundy, Flipper is hunter green, Whipper is midnight blue, and the Tipper is classic black. They all have similar product features and lifetime warranties against squirrel damage too.So let’s start with the Yankee Dipper: Basically it operates with four collapsing straight perches, which drop with the weight of anything larger than a Cardinal. Smaller birds like Titmice and Nuthatches are drawn to this type of straight perch at a tube feeder.
The Tipper is a squirrel proof bird feeder complete with a seed tray, and allows more birds to feed at once. Birds who may not actually “perch” may be seen feeding on a seed tray. The tray simply tips 180 degrees when the weight is more than that of four Cardinals at once.The Whipper also features four collapsable perches, but these are curved and longer, with Cardinals in mind. They can feed “straight-on” which is more comfortable and inviting for them-and many other medium-size songbirds.
The Flipper (pictured at top) is actually motorized with a circular perch. The weight triggers the motor to spin, gently tossing the squirrel off the feeder.
Droll Yankees crafts amazing squirrel proof bird feeders of the highest quality. To see product videos of each of these feeders, just click on the corresponding photo. Investing in a great quality feeder like one of these, will save you birdseed, money, and spare much aggravation… they’re even quite entertaining to watch!
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you put what in the mealworm feeder?
We feed lots of mealworms for our Bluebirds, and Titmice, and Nuthatches, and Carolina Wrens, even the Cardinals learned to get in on the game. Because we use several mealworm feeder dishes, and only one enclosed bluebird feeder, it’s pretty much a free-for-all. Buying the worms in bulk greatly reduces the cost of feeding so many worms, and I can honestly say they are a favorite of many birds.It’s so hot and humid, I think my brain may have started to melt today. In the morning, there’s a ritual of starting the day and feeding the pets and the birds. Because fledgelings abound this time of year, we dust the mealworms with calcium carbonate as they are “calcium-depleting” and young birds need strong bones.
Today the calcium carbonate almost went in the coffee, while the creamer was headed for the worms! I don’t think the birds would have appreciated coffee mate, and I know the coffee would have been pretty gross. Luckily I caught myself and thought “what the heck?” All was good with the world, or so I thought.
Later that afternoon I arrived at FedEx to drop off several packages. Only to find the back of the car empty and the boxes still home by the garage door 🙁 Yes, I believe the heat is actually melting my brain, I’m hoping it doesn’t self-combust! Tomorrow, maybe I’ll start the day under one of the leaf misters for some cooling off.
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