Well-stocked bird feeders help to supplement birds’ food when it’s in short supply. Throughout the winter months, high-fat foods and water are in short supply but even through the spring and summer, a bird feeder will help to increase the number of birds you’ll see and help them raise their chicks successfully. Plus, ifyou’re regularly topping up your bird feeder, the same birds will continue to return as they learn your garden is a good source of food.
Specialist bird cakes, seeds and food like mealworms and flaked maize are all good options and supplying a variety of foods is a good way of attracting a wider range of bird species to your garden.
There’s a wide range of bird feeders on the market in a host of different styles and designs. Some offer additional features such as squirrel proofing and such as a larger cage around the central feeder to stop squirrels and larger birds reaching the bird food. Other garden bird feeders can be attached to windows to allow you to get closer to the birds; a great way to start teaching children about nature around our homes.
For other ways to look after the birds in your garden, read our guides to bird seed, bird tables andbird baths. If you’d like to watch birds, check out our guides on wildlife cameras and bird box cameras.
And if you want to encourage more wildlife to visit your garden, take a look at our selection of bat boxesandhedgehog houses, or be inspired by our guide to wildlife gifts.
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The best bird feeders Finches Friend Cleaner Feeder 1Created to help prevent the spread of avian diseases such as Trichomonosis, responsible for the decline in Chaffinch and
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