Hopper Bird Feeders
Hopper Bird Feeders are a 'must' in any wild bird lovers garden. These feeders come in a variety of styles - from simple basic feeders to elaborately decorative models.
A hopper feeder is great to use in your main bird feeding area. Many species can easily eat from a hopper and it will attract several different seed-eating songbirds to your backyard.
Hopper feeders are easy to fill, and need filling less often.
You can choose a freestanding feeder which can be attached to a pole or a style that can be hung from hooks or branches.
Hopper Bird Feeder Tips
- Choose one that can hold different sizes of seeds.
- Check for easy access to the reservoir for refilling.
- It should have multiple perches for the birds for feeding and waiting.
- Clear seed reservoirs are easier for birds to see the food and so that you can check refilling.
- Look for a hopper feeder that is made from recycled plastic - ensuring a better environment for your wild garden birds!
My Best Hopper Bird Feeders
Audubon Going Green Recycled Plastic Ranch Bird Feeder with Suet Holder
These beautiful feeders are made from over 90% recycled plastic.
They are designed for easy maintenance, large feed capacities and do attract more birds.
These feeders have powder-coated perforated metal screen bottoms for drainage and hold 5 pounds of seed plus 2 suet cakes.
Some birds scatter the seed from the platform feeder so there is plenty for birds eating from the ground.
Squirrels can easily climb up and get to the feeder, however, the exposed portion of the platform is too narrow for them to get a good grip.
Perky-Pet Seed Barn Bird Feeder
This sturdy four-sided feeder has a classic design and a quick open top for easy filling.
Good value for the price.
You can be hang or pole mount your feeder.
The clear, shatter-proof plastic seed compartment makes it easy to monitor seed levels and keep your feeder clean!
Good for millet, sunflower seeds, and most seed mixes.
It's not squirrel-proof, but it's not squirrel friendly either - but what is?
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BIRD ID For Today
Black-capped Chickadee
Adult
Has a short neck and large head, giving it a distinctive spherical body shape. It also has a long, narrow tail and a short bill.
- This cute, curious bird is one of the first that people learn about.
- It's cap and bib are black, with white cheeks, the back soft gray, and grey wing feathers edged with white. Underparts are soft buff-coloured on the sides grading to white underneath.
- They associate in flocks. They often fly across roads and open areas one at a time with a bouncy flight.
- Live in any habitat that has trees or woody shrubs. Also sometimes in weedy fields and cattail marshes.
- Every autumn Black-capped Chickadees allow brain neurons containing old information to die, replacing them with new neurons. This allows them to adapt to changes in their social flocks and environment despite their tiny brains.
- Both male and female chickadees excavate nests in a cavity in a site usually selected by the female.
- Flocks have many different calls with specific meanings. The calls may contain some of the characteristics of human language.
- They feed on insects and seeds - hiding their food to eat later. At feeders they take mostly sunflower seeds, peanuts, suet, peanut butter, and mealworms.
- Conservation status is Least Concern. Benefits from people who keep bird feeders.
