Hello!
I have a bunch of assorted feeders, all of them protected against squirrels. Unfortunately Blue Jay's, Cardinals, and Morning Dove's are inadvertently excluded (and I want to change that).
This week I put up a tray feeder high enough from my multiple Sheppard Hooks to keep squirrels from jumping to it, at about 9-feet 5-inches from ground to base-of-feeder. But, the Jay's and MD's ignore it, pecking on the ground for the food dropped from the other feeders. FYI, the feeder has sunflower seeds and shell-on peanuts in it.
I've searched and searched and cannot find a recommended height. I'm certainly they can see it as they swoop down from nearby trees, so I'm not sure what's wrong (other than it's too new so they are intentionally avoiding it).
Thoughts?
I have a bunch of assorted feeders, all of them protected against squirrels. Unfortunately Blue Jay's, Cardinals, and Morning Dove's are inadvertently excluded (and I want to change that).
This week I put up a tray feeder high enough from my multiple Sheppard Hooks to keep squirrels from jumping to it, at about 9-feet 5-inches from ground to base-of-feeder. But, the Jay's and MD's ignore it, pecking on the ground for the food dropped from the other feeders. FYI, the feeder has sunflower seeds and shell-on peanuts in it.
I've searched and searched and cannot find a recommended height. I'm certainly they can see it as they swoop down from nearby trees, so I'm not sure what's wrong (other than it's too new so they are intentionally avoiding it).
Thoughts?
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