Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Window Feeders Bring Birds Closer

Duncraft Songbird Mirrored Window Feeder
Perky-pet Window-Mounted Glass Hummingbird Feeder

 

Try this fun idea as soon as possible: Add a window feeder to bring birds “almost inside” your home or office. It’s an added thrill for children and anyone who appreciates seeing wild birds close, and these days, almost every kind of feeder has been fitted with big suction cups to adapt them to your windows: Seed window feeders, suet window feeders, nectar window feeders, oriole jelly window feeders – there’s even a nyjer stocking window feeders and a squirrel-proof window feeder. Most models are economical and provide the opportunity to get closer encounters with neighborhood birds.

Window feeders tend to be smaller, light-weight and held in position on a window with two big suction cups. A roofed or covered window feeder may be helpful to repel rain and snow. However, you can provide water for birds from any window feeder made for seeds, as long as the container doesn’t leak.

Duncraft has by far the broadest selection window feeders; other companies offer one or a few window feeders while Duncraft offers dozens of interesting window feeders. See https://www.duncraft.com/Window-Bird-Feeders?view_all

Our pick of the week is the Duncraft Songbird Mirrored Window Feeder, which just happens to be on sale. This unique window feeder comes with one-way mirror film, so you can see birds close, but they can’t see you or any movements on your side of the window.

This relatively larger 11x3x6-inch window feeder is made of clear plastic with a removable roof and holds a pound of seeds that you fill from the top of two clear plastic hoppers. You can try different kinds of seeds in each hopper, and this easy to clean window feeder is available exclusively from Duncraft at https://www.duncraft.com/Duncraft-Songbird-Mirrored-Window-Feeder

Perky-Pet offers three window feeders among their expansive feeder lines, including the Perky-Pet Wild Bird Window Feeder, the Perky-Pet Window-Mounted Glass Hummingbird Feeder, and the Perky-Pet Window Mount Plastic Hummingbird Feeder, which you can check out at https://www.perkypet.com/store/bird-feeders/window-bird-feeders and https://www.perkypet.com/store/bird-feeders/hummingbird-feeders/window-hummingbird-feeders

Window feeders are versatile and you may find you prefer a window feeder in certain locations; or even to add to a window for a special event or visitor, to show off the birds you attract at close quarters. Before long, you may find you have a few windows fitted with different kinds of window feeders – this is a good time to give window feeders their due.