Feeder hieght??? (1 Viewer)

erizzo

Well-known member

• Sep 15, 2004

• #1

I want to put up tray feeder on a pole in my garden to maybe feed sparrow tipe birds or whatever comes (exept house sparrows). But I dont know how hiegh I should put it of the ground so that the birds feel comfterble to eat.
Could some one help me with this question

Thanx

 

K

Kiscokid

Well-known member

• Sep 15, 2004

• #2

Hi Erik- I'm a bit of a newcomer to this - but the pole I bought from the RSPB is 1.7 metres long - so I'm guessing that this is a decent size to aim for

 

Kevin Mac

Just sleeping

• Sep 15, 2004

• #3

My finch/ blackbird/ chickadee/ siskin etc feeder is about 5 ft off the ground with a squirrel baffel on the pole. I also spread a lot of millet seed on the ground (away from potential cat ambushes) for juncos, sparrows and other ground foragers. Feeders can be up in trees also, whatever you can reach to fill them.
Do you have squirrel problems in Chile?

 

S

Stuart

Well-known member

• Sep 15, 2004

• #4

Dont think you will find there is any set height for feeders, just a combination of what height is easy for you to put food on and best for the birds to avoid cats etc!!Also of course make sure its in a good spot so you get good views!


Stuart

 

erizzo

Well-known member

• Sep 15, 2004

• #5

Well you see that I want to feed sparrow time birds. And what Ive heard is that that kind of bird only feed to a surtin hieght. I'm brobably wrong so please axplain to me a bit more.
Well now that I think about it I have a feeder on a fence post nad it about 1.5m hiegh and the birds do come so I think I'll do that.

Kevin,
Here in such a beautiful country like Chile if we had squirrels it would mess it up. So we dont have any of those critters.

I'm sorry for you guys that have those pains in the neck but thay are still cute.

Thanx guys

 

snowyowl

Well-known member

• Sep 15, 2004

• #6

My platform is about 1.5 m above the ground. I don't think that height matters especially but do find a lot of birds who mainly want to feed on the ground. I don't put feed on the ground because more than enough gets spilled from the other feeders to attract ground feeders.

 

erizzo

Well-known member

• Sep 16, 2004

• #7

Thanks dan I think I'll do that 1,5 m sounds good
I'll keep you all informed if it all works as pland.

Thanx all