Bird feeding stations

[honeybee]

Is it better to always keep them in the same place or to move them around ?

I read  today on a bird website that you should always move them around but it didnt say why?

What do you think?

[honeybee]

[Paulines7]

Probably because they make such a mess on the grass underneath!  It must be better for ground feeders to have a fresh area than to pick up seeds and husks that may have been rotting over the winter.

[GREENWIZARD]

to keep the birds on their toes ;D

[honeybee]

lol GW  ;D

Maybe thats the reason Pauline, OH got me a new bird feeder this weekend, one of the tall plastic ones with six or seven perches on it, he then got a large pot plant tray, drilled some small holes in it, then stuck the tray to the bottom of the bird feeder, the aim being to prevent spillage and visits from the meeces  :)

The birds seem very happy with it and stand inside the tray...lol
Even had a first visit off greenfinches today who seem to love it, so i am very pleased with my new toy  :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

If a particular crop is suffering from aphids it makes sense to move a tit feeder next to it.

[GREENWIZARD]

post some pics of your new toy h :)

[MrsKP]

oh yes, pics please...... i've got all the other ingredients now just need to know how to put it together.

;D

[Obelixx]

My bird feeder station is home made and fixed over a path up into the veggie plot.  It means that seeds that spill onto the path can be scooped up easily by ground feeders and those that germinate can easily be hoed.  I occasionally scrub the railway sleeper at the top of the path where I deliberately put food for the ground feeders so they don't get food poisoning and I do also hang some fat balls on the trellis next to the climbing roses.  Works a treat for aphids.

[GREENWIZARD]

  I do also hang some fat balls on the trellis next to the climbing roses.  Works a treat for aphids.

that's a good idea ~ main course fat ball followed by aphid pudding ;D ;D

[honeybee]

It was a really simple idea, i havent got a pic to post  just yet, but ive found this to give you the idea, we used a bird feeder similar to
this




....then glued an ordinary large plant pot tray to the bottom of the bird feeder, but drilled little holes in it to allow rainwater to escape.


Simple but effective and the birds love to stand inside the tray so it gives them more scope too  ;D