Feeding wild birds can be an enjoyable and educational family activity. Birding helps children identify various species while understanding the significance of conservation practices.
Mealworms are an energy-rich treat, drawing in bluebirds, wrens, chickadees and woodpeckers that don’t visit traditional seed blend feeders. Convenient and user-friendly oven-dried mealworms make mealworms the ideal treat!
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Easy to fill
This feeder’s open design makes it simple and fast to provide fresh food to your feathered friends, or any type of bird food like seeds and suet. Plus, its clear dome protects mealworm bowl against weather conditions!
Mealworms are an excellent way to attract insect-eating birds that typically avoid traditional seed blends, and provide essential protein-rich nourishment to baby birds. To make mealworms even more enticing for birds, mix them with sunflower seeds or peanut hearts as an attractive offering.
Beginners looking to start bird feeding will find this feeder an ideal starting point. Setup and cleaning are simple; additionally, its hanger makes placement on your property effortless – you could even attach multiple feeders together for an attractive display!
Easy to clean
The feeder sock and unit can easily be cleaned in warm, soapy water. You can fill a sock with waste-free songbird seed blend that gives bluebirds all of the essential nutrition without extra fat; or use shelled peanuts or finch seed mix for finches and towhees to attract.
Cracked corn, black oil sunflower seeds and various seed mixtures are favorites among other bird species. You can purchase specific species-oriented seed mixes that contain less milo than typical seed mixes; to minimize waste and ensure birds get what they require. Look for one without milo to ensure birds receive what they require.
While many customers are satisfied with this product, some have experienced issues such as its cap not staying closed, squirrels scattering seed inside, and large seeds falling through openings. If this concerns you, read customer reviews on Amazon to gain further insight.
Attracts a variety of birds
Bird feeding can be an engaging family activity that provides children with an educational and experiential learning experience in nature and wildlife, while simultaneously raising environmental awareness. Setting out different feeders around your yard will draw in all manner of species of wild birds.
Suet is an energy-rich treat made of rendered beef fat that attracts woodpeckers and other birds to your yard. Available as raw chunks or in cake and plug forms, suet provides high protein treats ideal for bluebirds, chickadees and robins alike.
Attracting hummingbirds can be made easy with homemade nectar! Just combine four parts boiling water to one part sugar; adding fruit can draw in orioles, house finches and tanagers!
Attracts squirrels
An effective squirrel-proof bird feeder can make an invaluable addition to any backyard. While these feeders help protect birds from predators and pests, no feeder can ever be completely squirrel proof.
Ground-style models consist of a tray or box placed on the ground and filled with black oil sunflower seeds, cracked corn, mixed varieties or shelled peanuts to attract doves, sparrows, towhees and finches.
For greater bird appeal, a tube model with elongated seed reservoirs and feeding ports is an excellent option. These feeders can be filled with sunflower seeds or species-specific seed mixes that attract chickadees, titmice, nuthatches and woodpeckers alike.
While most customers have had positive experiences with this product, some have encountered problems like difficulty closing the cap, squirrels scattering seed from within it and large seeds slipping easily through openings as well as wet seed. Therefore, you should clean and wipe down your feeder before each use to keep things running smoothly.
