Specialty and Hybrid Bird Feeders

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There are also many types of specialty bird feeders available that are made to target very specific wild bird species. And some feeders combine multiple ways to present the bird feed to attract various species, or to give your little diners some welcomed variety. Some examples of these would be:

Nectar Style Bird Feeders: while orioles, finches and even woodpeckers will stop to take a drink of sweet nectar, the main target species for nectar (or sugar water) style feeders is obviously the hummingbirds! These little gems of nature can easily become your passion, and you could wake up one morning to find yourself with a dozen different hummingbird feeders all over your back deck. Hummingbirds are so special that these little critters have earned their own section on our site, so please visit our hummingbird pages.

Hanging Peanut Feeders: this style of feeder is usually a tube-shaped cylinder of wire mesh with openings just large enough for the wild birds to pull out the raw peanuts (shelled or still in their shells). Big fat aggressive blue jays love to tug at whole peanuts in this style of feeder. Unless you take defensive measures though, expect Mr. Squirrel to take his fair share of the peanuts, too!

Natural Material Bird Feeders: wild bird feeders can be fashioned from naturally ocurring materials in your area, or you can buy feeders that you combine with these materials, like pine cones and tree bark. Since many species of wild birds like to hide nuts and seeds in bark, you can hang pieces of bark with small holes bored in them that you have stuffed with peanuts, corn kernels, sunflower seeds or suet mixtures. You can also stuff pine cones (that have already opened up and lost their pine nuts) with suet or peanut butter, and hang them from tree limbs.

Fresh Fruits, Jellies and Worms Bird Feeders: Orioles, cardinals and woodpeckers love oranges. Mockingbirds are suckers for apples. Blubirds and Robins love a good meal worm. There are lots of feeders available to allow you to present these types of yummy food for your wild birds, but be aware that these types of bird feeders take a little extra effort since the food should be fresh daily.

Hybrid Bird Feeders: some commercially available bird feeders combine multiple styles of feed presentation. You can find tube style bird feeders that have a tray at the base to catch falling uneaten seed. Many hopper style feeders have wire mesh baskets on both ends to hold suet cakes. Some hopper style feeders have bins that are actually clear tubes. And some hanging tube or hopper style feeders can have suet baskets on the bottom to attract the upside-down feeders. You get the picture!

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