Setting up a bird feeder
Basic bird feeder setup
MetPet.com Staff Writer
Are you planning to set up a bird feeder in your backyard?
Here are some tips for making it inaccessible to your cat and other visitors:
- Set
it up in the open and away from fences, trees, bushes, tall grasses and patio furniture. This will give birds a
better view of a stalking cat.
- Set it up high using tall poles like a metal
shepherd's hook.
- To discourage squirrels who can empty the feeder before the birds come to
dine, try some of the sturdy squirrel guards. These come in many forms
including plastic cones and spring-loaded disks that attach to the poles.
These devices prevent the pole from being climbed. You can also discourage
squirrels by enclosing the entire bird feeder in a wire cage. This way,
only small birds can get inside.
- A bird feeder visible (but inaccessible) from a closed window inside the house
will make both cats and birds happy. The birds will definitely be happier
than the cats who may bang their paws on the window. It would be a good
idea to keep the window uncovered as cats have been known to break blinds, shred
drapes and chew through cords in order to look out of windows.
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