While birds seem to love birdbaths on or near the ground, neighborhood cats see them as an opportunity to hunt. I have two strategies to keep cats out of my birdbaths: 1) Set up a simple “all natural” birdbath defense for low birdbaths and 2) Get birdbaths up away from cat hiding spots. It is working very well.
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Birds Choice upside-down suet feeders help keep starlings and grackles from eating all your suet. They won’t prevent every annoying bird, but they do reduce their numbers and usually keep them from completely dominating the suet, giving other birds a chance. I’ve been using Birds Choice Upside-Down Suet Feeders for years and like them very much. But there is a trick to helping birds find suet in upside-down feeders!
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When you feed birds in a big way year-round like I do, you find there is no perfect year-round arrangement of bird feeders. Sometimes you need to reassess things and move a feeder.
The bird population in the yard is not stagnant. Some birds stick around with a fairly predictable daily schedule. Others are only here for a season and then migrate out again. Some stop by for a day or two and move on. And yet more discover the bird feeder buffet and become new regulars.
Some changes in the bird population don’t make a big impact, while others change the whole dynamic of the yard. That is when I find myself moving feeders around again to find the perfect setup for the new situation.
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