Hi, i live in London and enjoy feeding the garden birds - we are lucky in that greater spotted woodpecker, nuthatch, coal tit and many other birds are regular visits. However, parakeets are becoming a major issue, eating the majority of the food and scaring some of the smaller birds away.
I have two squirrel buster feeders which are brilliant at preventing squirrels from feeding but which only occasionally prevent parakeets from feeding (the parakeets are able to get their feet into the feeding ports which prevents the feeder from working properly and closing the ports).
Does anyone have any effective methods of feeding birds that prevent both squirrels and parakeets from feeding. I have tried a caged feeder but the parakeets could still reach into the cage and feed. Considering buying one of these if anyone has any experience of them? http://shopping.rspb.org.uk/mobile/rspb-ultimate-cheater-feeder.html
Would be good to get feedback from others who have maybe been more
Successful than I have. Thanks.
I have two squirrel buster feeders which are brilliant at preventing squirrels from feeding but which only occasionally prevent parakeets from feeding (the parakeets are able to get their feet into the feeding ports which prevents the feeder from working properly and closing the ports).
Does anyone have any effective methods of feeding birds that prevent both squirrels and parakeets from feeding. I have tried a caged feeder but the parakeets could still reach into the cage and feed. Considering buying one of these if anyone has any experience of them? http://shopping.rspb.org.uk/mobile/rspb-ultimate-cheater-feeder.html
Would be good to get feedback from others who have maybe been more
Successful than I have. Thanks.