Bird Feeders and Backyard Critters

[good sam]

What's the difference between a rat and a squirrel?




Marketing.

Diseases

[Iz]

There's a bird seed that has very sharp food in it, that supposedly birds like, but squirrels do not. Anyone try this?

[aygart]

What are the pieces of fruit and the jelly for?

[Something Fishy]

There's a bird seed that has very sharp food in it, that supposedly birds like, but squirrels do not. Anyone try this?

Link?

I sometimes coat my seed in cayenne pepper, with mixed results.

[Something Fishy]

What are the pieces of fruit and the jelly for?

Orioles. No luck so far, but it often takes a while for new species to discover dedicated feeders.

[maxie m]

Depends where you live, you won't find parrots or peacocks in the NY/Nj area. Basically most specie of birds found here is in the OP, compare to that.

have Quakers/monks all over the ocean Pkwy area in Brooklyn ,see them pretty much every day(actually had one as a pet for a couple of years)

[aygart]

Link?

I sometimes coat my seed in cayenne pepper, with mixed results.

The birds don't mind that?

[aygart]

Orioles. No luck so far, but it often takes a while for new species to discover dedicated feeders.

Ah so just for that one species.

[Iz]

Link?

I saw it in Walmart. I didn't see it online.

[Something Fishy]

The birds don't mind that?

Correct, they can't taste the heat.

https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_did_birds_adapt_to_eat_hot_peppers2

Ah so just for that one species.

Yup. A beautiful and interesting species, so it's worth the effort to pursue them.

[Something Fishy]

I saw it in Walmart. I didn't see it online.

Worth a shot, but first find out if squirrels will actually be an issue for you.

[Yehuda57]

Orioles. No luck so far, but it often takes a while for new species to discover dedicated feeders.

This game is very much hit or miss, but with the Orioles it's almost entirely miss.

[lfas25]

Ah so just for that one species.

It's out there for the Orioles, though it seems like the Gray Catbird likes it as well, they've been pounding the jelly that I put out.

[lfas25]

This game is very much hit or miss, but with the Orioles it's almost entirely miss.

I had them for a few weeks, until I think 5 gray catbirds scared them away.
A friend that lives 3/4 of a mile away had them today.

[EliJelly]

A friend that lives 3/4 of a mile away had them today.

I simply go nuts for this statement!   Is that on a bird twitter group?