I worked on a remodel of a bird feeder. I had a hanging feeder that I wanted to use for feeding the cardinals. The ledge is too small for them so I had to rethink the design. I had a tray feeder that I had built to slip over my metal railings that seemed to be good for the base. With the feeder now attached to the tray a cardinal or blue jay will have a platform to stand on to encourage them to eat.
I bought a sack of cardinal bird seed at the pet store this morning. It is what caused me to want a better feeder for cardinals. I didn't want to put it in my regular feed and let the sparrows crowd up the space and discourage the bigger birds to eat. I am hoping that the spilled see will also go onto the tray. Now when it gets cold I can just sit and wait to see what kind of takers I will get.
I shared this photo on my other blog of the cardinal getting cross with the sparrow. I hope he does come back now that I have safflower and sunflower seeds just for him to eat.
We got up to 37° F. this morning for about two hours. The temps are now dropping quickly. The wind chill is going to bad when it drops below freezing. Winter weather just continues. Have a good Friday.
Interesting. I know the cardinals like the nicer feed too. They hang around below one of my feeders in the yard to pick through what drops from the feeder.
ReplyDeleteI put branches in a block of wood near the feeder for them to sit on. They use it quite a bit.
I bet they will love the remodel of the feeder especially when it gets cold!