Bird Watching: Show Us your Bird Feeders, Vol. 9, 0 by evie_beevie

evie_beevie wrote:
I know I'm a slacker, but I finally have a picture of my feeder setup.

It has taken years of tweaking, but I have the perfect placement between the deck and red maple so the squirrels can't jump from either. This year I added the top hooks, and a squirrel was able to jump from the tree and occasionally land on a feeder, so yet another slight adjustment had to be made. And is why my pole is tilting!

I have a few feeders I use, when one gets dirty I replace it with a clean feeder. I have a couple of the spiral tubes and a couple peanut feeders, this domed dish and the round globe one from duncraft. I got the pileated suet feeder this year and the birds use it no problem (and the pileated does look more comfortable). The thistle feeder is new, but doesn't get used much. My goldfinches go to it as a last resort (you can see the goldfinches on all the other feeders which are practically empty, but not only on their special feeder! I have a few 5lb bags to go through, and then I probably won't buy more).

I have a nice wooden chalet type feeder with a removable bottom, but the seed still gets yucky when it rains. And the corners are impossible to clean. Plus a mourning dove or two take up a side, and then no other birds can reach it. So that one is sitting in the garage (if anyone wants it, as clean as I can get it which isn't very I'll be honest, you're free to have it. PM me).

I'm also VERY picky about what feeders I buy. #1 is how easy is it to clean it? I think Duncraft tube feeders are the WORST. They get YOU all dirty just trying to get your brush in between those metal things where the openings are. And after the above mentioned wood feeder, I won't buy those types again. I joked with my husband that I should create a blog reviewing bird feeders after all the ones I've gone through!!