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    New Apartment Bird Feeder - Black Oil Sunflower Seeds and Suet Cakes

    Most bird seed cake recipes use gelatin as one of the main ingredients. The problem with gelatin, however, is that it tends to dissolve quickly during the summer. So you can learn how to make birdseed cake without gelatin during the summer.
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    New Apartment Bird Feeder - Black Oil Sunflower Seeds and Suet Cakes

    You can make your own garden bird cake as bird seed cakes will attract birds with their unique shapes, sizes, and tastes. The process is very simple. All you need to do is prepare the suet, a mixture of bird seeds, worm powder, and raisins. Then mix them well in a towel bucket, melt the suet...
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    The canary's food list is quite long as they tend to eat almost all fruits and vegetables. Among those that are safe and healthy for your canaries to eat in the fruit and vegetable category are carrots, green beans, cabbage, corn, peas, apples, melons, grapes, oranges, and bananas. Or you can...
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    Chickadee help

    Chickadees like to visit bird baths, in which they can drink and take a bath. Be sure that you have birdbaths in your yard. Also, they are attracted to moving water or drippers with quite a noise and splashes of water. You may also provide heated bird baths during winter or colder months.
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    Chickadee help

    One way to bring chickadees into your yard is by sheltering them. These birds like to stay and live in bushy evergreen shrubs that can protect them, and they can camouflage too. You may also plant or buy a pre-grown conifer tree, which they like to be their home. Then, provide roosting boxes in...
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    How do I get rid of crows?

    For me, there are many ways to keep crows away from bird feeders. The first is to build a fence with small halls where only small birds can enter, not big ones like crows. Next is to use a commercially available anti-crow feeder, or you can make your own by tying two domed wire hangers together...
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    CA: Pine Siskin

    The most effective method is by looking at their colors, other physical traits, and behavior. The two birds are very similar in size and flight pattern; it’s hard to tell them apart through those means.
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    Blue jay questions

    This feeder does what it is supposed to do. But here’s a caveat: this type of feeder is quite attractive to unwanted guests and can stand as a competition against squirrels, mice, and rats so you’ve got to be careful where you should place it, especially if you want to keep it exclusive for blue...
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    CA: Pine Siskin

    The pine siskin is often confused with the house finch because they are so similar in size and flight pattern that it can be difficult to tell them apart in these respects. I have read several guides on how to tell the difference between a pine siskin and a house finch, that is, considering...
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    Need help with bird bath

    You could try installing a small fountain over the bathtub instead of a circulating water pump. It creates movement in the water. Birds are more attracted to the tub because of the movement of the water. And the fountain makes the bath more aesthetically pleasing. In addition, it prevents the...
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    Blue jay questions

    To attract blue jays I think it is necessary to set up a feeder in my garden. After reading some reviews, I chose the SE6019 wreath feeder. It has a simple yet sturdy design that can provide plenty of capacity for both peanuts and even tubers. This peanut wreath feeder features openings that...
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    Advice sought regarding DIY materials for DIY bird bath / bubbler / filter

    Adding a bubbler to your bird bath will increase its value to birds. Also, moving water is safer for the environment. The movement will discourage mosquitoes and other insects from breeding in the bath.
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    Squirrels!!!!

    How to Stop Squirrels from Eating Bird Seed? Natural ways you should know: The first thing you have to do is hang the bird feeder away from the trees. So place your bird feeder in the middle of the yard where there is no cover. Hanging the feeder on a fishing line doesn't always work. You can...
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    Anyone else get Orioles at their feeders?

    Attracting an oriole bird can be a challenge, but if you know how to attract them by offering the foods they want, you can have these gorgeous birds in your backyard at the soonest possible time.
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    Advice sought regarding DIY materials for DIY bird bath / bubbler / filter

    I made a bird bath bubbler using natural materials because I wanted to incorporate the bubble pool into the beauty of my garden. All I need is: The 20-gallon round barrel will hold the water and all of the birdbath bubbling together. Vinyl pipes will act as a highway for the water. This will...
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    Question about feeding backyard birds

    I have put some feeders in the yard to cater to my birds, but unfortunately, it also attracts some guests who should not come to my garden. Some animals eat bird seeds at night, like mice, rats, squirrels, or big ones like raccoons. Even though I built a barrier, it doesn't affect their taking...
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    Anyone else get Orioles at their feeders?

    My garden has been visited by orioles, and to keep them in, I made an oriole feeder to keep them in my garden. I used baling wire and a Deli cup to make an Oriole feeder. The first step is to drill some small holes at the bottom of the deli cup. Then, I made a circle with wire that is just the...
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