Droll Yankees
Droll Yankees
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DROLL YANKEE PEANUT FEEDER WOODPECKER BIRD FEEDER GREEN $21.88 |
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DROLL YANKEE PEANUT FEEDER WOODPECKER BIRD FEEDER $25.88 |
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Droll Yankees YF Flipper Bird Feeder $89.95 A fun, exciting, entertaining, and 100% squirrel proof feeder. The tube is 4 3 4″ wide and constructed of UV stabilized polycarbonate for durability. The tube is also long enough so squirrels cannot reach down and get seed. Tube cap is metal for durabilit… |
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Droll Yankees WH3 Window Mount Hummer Feeder with Nectar Guard $15.99 Hangs on a suction cup bar for easy removal. Two feeding ports are positioned on either side so that hummers have to feed within your view. Uses the time tested design of our Little Feeder, adapted to fit on the window. A convenient cleaning cap beneath the filling cap unscrews to make washing a snap. 5.25″ diameter, 3/4 cup capacity…. |
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Droll Yankees PLB Perfect Little Brush $2.09 These Perfect Little Brushes are the answer to so many quandaries, besides being ideal to clean the ports on your hummingbird feeders. 3-1/2″ long…. |
Attracting Birds to Your Garden Bird Feeder
It is most beneficial to feed wild birds during the winter months when their natural food may be unavailable but shortages do occur at other times of the year. So putting food out for the wild birds at any time of year can help when there are shortages. During the breeding season a temporary shortage of food will affect the young fledglings so it is especially helpful to put out food for the birds at this time.
Feeding in the Spring and Summer
During the summer and especially when they are moulting, birds need high protein foods. Good examples to put in your feeder are raisins, currents, black sunflower seeds, grated cheese, meal worms, soaked sultanas and commercially prepared summer seed mixtures. You can also purchase mixes for insect loving wild birds.
For fruit eating birds put out grapes, bananas, apples or pears, suitably chopped into smaller pieces. Avoid the use of peanuts, bread or fats as they can be harmful if taken back to baby birds. Home made fat balls are not really a good idea as they quickly go off in the warm weather. Commercially prepared fat bars are better and last for around three weeks before they must be thrown away.
During unseasonably cold or wet weather there may insect shortages. If the weather is very dry earthworms become difficult to catch. For birds with young in the nest they will be tempted by food on bird tables during these times so it is essential to make sure any food you put out is suitable for the young birds. Never put out loose peanuts, large pieces of bread, fats or hard, dry food at this time as these can be fatal if taken back to feed the baby birds.
Feeding in the Fall and Winter
During the colder months put food out for the birds regularly, twice a day if possible, especially in very cold weather. The birds need high energy food during this time so foods high in fats are particularly suitable. Put out good quality food and remove any uneaten food regularly.
Attracting Birds to Your Feeder
You can attract different species of birds to your garden by providing the food they like in a suitable feeder. Large birds will need a feeder with large, sturdy perches, hummingbirds will be attracted to a nectar feeder, finches to a thistle feeder. You can also purchase goldfinch feeders, jay feeders and woodpecker feeders.
Types of Bird Feeders
Feeders suitable for different types of food:
Tube feeder – small seeds including thistle seeds
Platform feeder – fruit or other food types
Hummingbird feeder – nectar
Squirrel proof – mesh cage feeders – peanuts, larger seeds, suet
Standard type feeder – safflower seeds, sunflower seeds
Food suitable for different species.
* Bluebird – bluebird seed available to purchase, cornmeal with peanut butter
* Bunting – small grains and seeds.
* Blackbirds – breadcrumbs, small seeds and grains
* Chickadee – sunflower seeds, unsalted nuts, safflower seeds, suet
* Finches – black sunflower seeds, thistle seeds
* Jays – peanuts, suet, corn, sunflower
* Mourning Doves – cracked corn seeds, wheat, sunflower and safflower seeds
* Mockingbirds – bread, suet, raisins
* Robins – breadcrumbs, raisins, apples
* Northern Shrikes – Suet.
* Siskins – sunflower seeds, thistle seeds
* Thrashers – suet, raisins, bread
* Towhee birds – seed mixes for small birds
* Woodpeckers – cracked corn seeds, wheat, sunflower and safflower seeds
* Warblers – peanut butter, suet
* Townsend’s Warblers – cheese, peanut butter, suet
* Yellow Throated Warblers – breadcrumbs.
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DROLL YANKEE PEANUT FEEDER WOODPECKER BIRD FEEDER GREEN $21.88
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DROLL YANKEE PEANUT FEEDER WOODPECKER BIRD FEEDER $25.88 |
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DROLL YANKEES ONYX CLEVER CLEAN 12 in TUBE BIRD FEEDER $29.88 |
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DROLL YANKEES ONYX CLEVER CLEAN 24 in TUBE BIRD FEEDER $36.99 |
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DROLL YANKEES ONYX CLEVER CLEAN 12 in TUBE BIRD FEEDER $42.86 |
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DROLL YANKEES ONYX CLEVER CLEAN 18IN TUBE BIRD FEEDER $34.99 |
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Droll Yankees Yankee Whipper Droll Yankees bird feeder $83.88 |
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DROLL YANKEES ONYX CLEVER CLEAN THISTLE FINCH FEEDER 12 $29.88 |
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DROLL YANKEES ONYX CLEVER CLEAN 18IN THISTLE FEEDER $33.78 |
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DROLL YANKEES NECTAR GUARD TIPS for Hummingbird Feeders $3.99 |
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Droll Yankees WINDOW HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER WH-3 $22.10 |
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Droll Yankees Yankee Whipper Droll Yankees bird feeder $67.88 |
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DROLL YANKEES ONYX CLEVER CLEAN THISTLE BIRD FEEDER 24″ $39.99 |
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DROLL YANKEES ONYX CLEVER CLEAN THISTLE FINCH FEEDER 12 $29.88 |
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DROLL YANKEES ONYX CLEVER CLEAN 12 in TUBE BIRD FEEDER $42.86 |
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DROLL YANKEES ONYX CLEVER CLEAN THISTLE BIRD FEEDER 24″ $39.99 |
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Droll Yankee Observer Window Bird Feeder $14.23 |
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Droll Yankees YF Flipper Bird Feeder $89.95 This Yankee Flipper squirrel-proof feeder is the ultimate feeder for keeping your feathered friends fed, and the furred fiends hungry. Let’s talk about the basics first. The sturdy polycarbonate feeding chamber is a whopping 4-3/4 inches in diameter and 21 inches long, giving you a break between refills–and ensuring that squirrels can’t hang down from the top to reach seed. The four feeding … |
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Droll Yankees WH3 Window Mount Hummer Feeder with Nectar Guard $15.99 Hangs on a suction cup bar for easy removal. Two feeding ports are positioned on either side so that hummers have to feed within your view. Uses the time tested design of our Little Feeder, adapted to fit on the window. A convenient cleaning cap beneath the filling cap unscrews to make washing a snap. 5.25″ diameter, 3/4 cup capacity…. |
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Droll Yankees PLB Perfect Little Brush $2.09 These Perfect Little Brushes are the answer to so many quandaries, besides being ideal to clean the ports on your hummingbird feeders. 3-1/2″ long…. |
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THE EDGE OF THE MEADOW – BIRD SONGS WITH NARRATION From the”Pictures In Sound” series, 18 different bird songs… |
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Birds on a May Morning – DY14 Bird Songs included on this record:robinpurple martinbarn swallowwhite breasted nuthatchhairy woodpeckerblue jaycardinalcatbirdmourning doveflickertowheebobwhitechipping sparrowfield sparrowphoebebobolinkred shouldered hawkscarlet tanagerovenbirdwood peeweepine warblerveerycrested flycatcherred eyed vireocommon crowsong sparrowleast flycatcherred wingblack capped chickadeeyellow warblerwhite eyed … |
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Droll Seed Scoop Blue 14 $9.56 2 lb capacity multi-use scoop with flat belly doesn’t tip over…. |