![]() We are available to offer advice about the best products for all garden wildlife. To chat with us about the best ways to stop starlings in your garden stealing food for your other birds, we can help. We always recommend putting fresh clean water out every day of the year. Wild birds need water as much as food for drinking and bathing. It is important to provide live food during nesting season because they will only feed invertebrate prey to their young. They will enjoy suet pellets, mealworms and suet fat balls. Always offer this beautiful species food when they appear in our gardens, typically during late May and June. Our starling population has fallen by over 80 per cent since the 1970s. They have been known to clean out a bird feeder within minutes but this is because they have evolved to feed quickly in flocks, rather than the fact that they are greedy. Starlings may have a bad reputation but just like other birds, they are looking for food, especially during the winter months when natural food is scarce. With this careful design, your bluebirds can feast while larger bully bird species like Starlings simply cant get inside to your mealworms. You can also feed your garden birds earlier in the day because starlings tend to eat later on. Our starling-proof feeders can be used throughout the year and will be enjoyed by smaller and more timid birds like robins and wrens, giving them a quiet feeding area. However, they provide a high level of deterrence. This probably will not be necessary if your feeding stand has hangers at staggered heights - hang the cage above the others.None of our caged bird feeders are guaranteed to be 100 percent effective because hungry large birds and smaller individuals will take greater risks to reach the bird seed. I have done this with a piece of wood, hose clamps, a picture hanging bracket, and a small carabiner. Finally, hang it separately from other feeders, or modify your feeding stand so that the cage hangs further away. Then use a champagne cork or similar to fill the central hole in the base (otherwise squirrels can gain access from underneath). Use zip ties to anchor it centrally in place. You may need to trim the top/base of this with wire cutters to get it to fit. Remove the internal fat ball holder (which is too big anyway - 10 fat balls will potentially spoil in certain weathers, plus the birds can actually land on the fat balls themselves because of the size of the mesh and the large opening, which I imagine is unhygienic for them) and replace it with a tube-shaped 3-5 fat ball holder. This makes them particularly beneficial for breeding birds, fledglings and winter bird feeding. Otherwise, prepare to be disappointed, as they will likely figure out how to gain access.įor those who are willing, the changes I have made are as follows: Our suet pellets are made from the highest quality suet and tallow content offering a greater nutritional value than other suet pellets from general pet shops. Tube feeders, hoppers, and even trays are all great choices for this seed. So, I would say be prepared to make some changes to this product once it arrives, if you have squirrels in your area. Safflower seeds are small enough that most feeders will work. It is now very effective and only accessible to small birds. This feeder could be completely squirrel proof with some changes to the design, which I have done myself through a series of alterations. Additionally, this cage caused my other squirrel-proof feeders to become ineffective, because they would hang from this cage with the majority of their weight, and reach into the seed feeder without activating the spring mechanism which normally keeps them out. ![]() Squirrels will hang from the underneath and reach into the fat balls, scratching off large chunks and either hang upside down to eat, or drop to the floor to eat what has collected there, and repeat. Out of the box, this product is large bird proof, but is not squirrel proof. ![]()
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