Posted in Bird Food on Mar 2nd, 2008 3 Comments »
As you can see from the photo below black sunflower seed and nyjer seed are very similar.
But nyjer seed is so much smaller than black sunflower seeds.
I’ve found it hard to feed nyjer seed to birds - if I put it on a birdtable it blows away with the slightest breeze.
I put it in a very small feeder but none [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Nov 12th, 2007 1 Comment »
Hi folks
I was right trimmed I’d managed to stop bird feed falling to the ground from my feeder by attaching a tray to the bottom of the feeder. The seed now falls into the tray and not onto the floor where the farm hens and wild pheasants used to eat it.
This means there is more seed for my [...]
Posted in Bird Feeders on Nov 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Hi folks,
Here’s a photo of a bird seed feeder that I use to put millet in - this photo shows how NOT to use this feeder!
The only holes for the feed to come out of are at the bottom of the feeder and they are adjusted by turning the seed metering tray. I got it a [...]
Posted in Bird Food on Oct 21st, 2007 2 Comments »
At the RSPB Feed the Birds day at Bempton I was shown a very good, simple recipe that gives birds energy quickly. It’s good because it bulks out the bird seed and gives our feathered friends much needed fat!
1 kilogram of mixed bird seed
500 g (1/2 lb ) lard. IT MUST BE FAT. IT CANNOT [...]
Posted in Bird Feeders on Oct 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
I have bought a new bird feeder for my garden birds. Why when I have four already? It looked so good I just had to buy it -
