Feeding from a flat? (1 Viewer)

[Greysands boy]

Hi all,

We live in a 2 storey flat Great views of north devon coast but obvoiusly no where easily to feed birds i get so jealous of all you crowd seeing garden birds feeding at your feeders etc.
Just wondered if any of you have come across a feeder that i can attach to my sash style bay window so i can have some bird right outside.

Cheers

Daz

 

[joannec]

Hi Daz

I once had a box shaped feeder that stuck to windows with suction pads. It was made of transparent plastic, had a perch and the birds could actually go inside it. It was easy to fill from the window and you got really close views of the birds.

My worry was always that the birds would fly into the windows so siting is important, a north facing window is best because it gets no direct sun and less glare so the birds are less likely to fly into it.

Joanne

 

[deborah4]

Hi all,

We live in a 2 storey flat Great views of north devon coast but obvoiusly no where easily to feed birds i get so jealous of all you crowd seeing garden birds feeding at your feeders etc.
Just wondered if any of you have come across a feeder that i can attach to my sash style bay window so i can have some bird right outside.

Cheers

Daz

Hi Daz

There are plenty of window feeders if you Google.

With window feeders, reflections can be a real problem - ie. away from direct sunlight where reflection of habitat is stronger - ie. of trees, other buildings etc. Glare actually reduces the amount of reflection but could 'blind' bird to glass, it depends what floor you are on - sun glare is more likely on tall buildings!!

I think my main concern would be territorial issues and Sparrowhawk attacks. Birds can get quite agressive round feeders especially during mating/fledging season, and will attack any rivals - in this case, the reflection of themselves/otherbirds in the glass, this is more of a problem in windows when the sun is not hitting it directly.

An idea , if you own the property/or can get landlord permission, a couple of small hanging baskets on the wall just above the window/or hanging plants in pots on the ''roof'' of the bay, such as hanging geraniums (I'm sure your neighbour upstairs would allow you access), not only would this help prevent window collision but reduce likelyhood of ''reflection attacks'' - fortunately, sash windows would make this possible. A couple of hanging plants would also give ''cover'' for Sparrowhawk attacks.

In the least, when you purchase a feeder, purchase some ''window strike stencils'' at the same time - just google for these too.

 

[Greysands boy]

Thanks to you both just googled for them and there are loads out there thanks for the advice

Daz:-O