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On Do you put out a bird feeder or try to feed the birds in the winter?

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Cappy 6 months ago

I put out a feeder to give my cats something to watch out the window.

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LogicMan 6 months ago

Water might be in great need these days.

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queequeg 6 months ago

Definitely. I had a cardinal taking a bath in my dogs little water dish a few weeks ago.

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Paul R. Getto 6 months ago

I feed and water year-round.

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grammaddy 6 months ago

No bird feeder, but all stale bread and leftover popcorn gets scattered across the back yard for our outdoor friends.

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DougCounty 6 months ago

The birds at my feeder are voracious these days. Doesn't seem like there's much out there to eat.

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geekin_topekan 6 months ago

No but its always fun to sprinkle dog food around the neighbors yard at night.

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3up3down 6 months ago

I don't have enough tuppence to feed the birds. Besides, if you feed the birds, all you will have is fat birds. ---- Mary Poppins

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Liberty275 6 months ago

I thought the birds went south for the winter. We were going to in the spring, but if there are still birds around we might do it earlier.

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DougCounty 6 months ago

Some stick around all winter, forming winter flocks of mixed species who look for food together, which makes a winter bird feeder so interesting. Others you see at the bird feeders now HAVE flown south, i.e. they've come from points north and are overwintering around here in milder climes than those where they spend their summers.

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Tomato 6 months ago

They definitely hang out all year. Here are some outside the window during a snowstorm here in Lawrence.

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George_Braziller 6 months ago

I used to put out a bird feeder during the winter but the squirrels would either eat all the seed in a few hours or destroy the feeder to get to it. Now I just scatter seed on the ground.

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Cappy 6 months ago

The right feeder in the right place can get around that. Mine hangs under an eave they can't easily reach and has openings that close when too much weight is on the feeder. They're not a problem now and when I fill the feeder I put out a little for the squirrels in sympathy.

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George_Braziller 6 months ago

I've tried various feeders in different locations. They always figure out a way to get to the seed. They're crafty little bastards. I've seen them hang upside down to get past the ones that close with too much weight.

Had one on a shepherd's hook in an open area and they still got to the feeder so I greased the pole with some vaseline. It worked but I had to keep doing it because they would keep trying to climb it and would wear it off. However it was extremely entertaining watching them try to climb it when it was freshly greased. They'd get up a couple of feet and then just slide down.

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westcl 6 months ago

Cardinals, chick-a-dees, and sparrows do not migrate. We had several Cardinals at our birdfeeder all winter long.

It is expensive to keep a bird feeder full . I don't have a pet so the birds are my fun watch.

Squirrels are a definite problem.

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Starlight 5 months, 4 weeks ago

I have shot 52 bushy tailed tree rats in the last year yet there were three more emptying the feeders yesterday. The squirrels have been feed for the foxes, raccoon and skunk that the trail cam has captured hauling off the carcasses. Check out the neighbor's cat trying to keep this fox from dinner: http://youtu.be/aSg0SFGaPUg

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rockchalker52 6 months ago

The crows flat out steal all of the suet cakes right out of our feeders.

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Starlight 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Try one of the suet feeders that has the opening on the bottom. Discourages birds that don't like clinging and feeding upside down.

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roadwarrior 6 months ago

water is crucial right now. I have a much higher population due to providing water than I normally would. having several water sources of differnt depths has been important to them. So far there is plenty of food.

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fancy80 6 months ago

We have bird feeders and I put food out for squirrels and bunnies. I think we have a raccoon that is helping himself to our dog food. I also throw out old bread and apples. I try to keep water out too.

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RoeDapple 6 months ago

Mostly for the chickens. We need the eggs.

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Mike_Gerhardt 6 months ago

Yes, but I put it only a foot off the ground. That way it is a bird feeder/cat feeder.

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