Hubby had to reinforce the bird feeders. He attached a tray below a couple and it worked for the smaller birds but he had to go back and reinforce them with wood strips for the dove. Lazy things usually just walk around to eat what’s been dropped onto the ground but during this cold weather nothing is being dropped so they have to fly up to feed.
My wife fills a gallon ice cream bucket with seed and fills her main feeder, the scatters the rest around the area. It is all just outside if our large dining room windows. An area of about 12ft x 12ft with birdbath and sitting bench. We can tell “our” birds by their girth, and the visitors by their slim builds. Same for squirrels. They go through a 50lb bag of seed in about two weeks. She’s almost like Ellie Mae with her critters, except for no racoons allowed.
Its entertainment for us at mealtime. A dozen squirrels, and maybe a dozen species of birds during winter.
My dad would love it at our house if he were still alive. He could name each bird.
Yay for Hubby!