I use heaters for my birdbaths in the winter. Pennsylvania gets cold, and the heaters work fine.

Good stuff; sound advice, well presented. Very important to cut away any soft fine plastic mesh from nuts and fat balls to avoid foot/leg tangling - don't forget that fine mesh is what they used to put along branches in the olden days to catch small birds for the cooking pot! One other point: it's nice to feed the small 'cute' little birds, but please don't ignore the 'bullies' like jackdaws and magpies. True, they're not tiny and twee, but they need food, too. A starving magpie will chase, kill and eat smaller birds, but a well-fed one won't bother them. Put some 'big' food out for big birds, but as far away from your regular bird table as possible. On top of a flat garage roof is ideal. Oh, and if you have cats (who should be indoors and fast asleep during the day!), let them watch through the window, rather than perched on the edge of the birdbath... :-)

helo friend. how are you today ?? great share and love it

A good quality tile or tiles are great for a bird table base.They clean easily and don't go rotten and easy to add a slight upstand around the edges using exterior tile adhesive to stop the seeds from blowing away.Purspex is also a good material for the base and holes can be drilled easily to drain the water.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to inform and enlighten us.

I put out field corn for the squirrels on a holder, however sometimes at night the raccoons come to eat too, BUT it keeps them out of my bird feeders, which they will destroy. I have them seperated by at least 15-20 feet. In winter you can use a heated dog bowl for the birds, which works perfect for them to have access to water. I put mine on the deck railing.

Accommodate for the squirrels too! feed wildlife not just birds

Actually, amazingly enough, you should not use hot water, if you want the water to last longer before freezing. This is called the Mpemba-effect. Hot freezes before cold. Especially following the method you described with your bird-bath. If you use very hot water, the evaporation will cause less water to be left, thus freezing faster. The thin sheet of ice left in the bowl, will act as an insulator. If the ice is melted away, the hot water increases the convection currents and the cold from the stone bowl will spread faster to the water, thus freezing it faster Also, the molecular movement in hotter water is higher, and will act as an agent spreading ice crystals to the entirety of the water body =) I have no idea what temperature is the ideal one, but I usually go for about 15 Celsius. Great video by the way. But please feed the squirrels too. Love from Norway

Thank You, love the Birds that come to Your feeders!

Thank you for this video. You have some beautiful birds in your area. I live in the US, in Ohio. We get some very nice birds as well. Some similar, some different.

I enjoyed it so much..thank you.

Oh you lucky man,you get to veiw and love all those lovely birds,I so enjoy your videos,most informative,,,,,I learn so much about birds, just like to listen to their whistles, thank you much for sharing.

Awesome tutorial. Thank you.

LOVE IT! THANKS!

Wonderful video. Thank you!

Good information! Thank you🙏

Great video thanks for uploading, really informative. Paul

Great advice thank you so much

Good activity with children

wonderful video , and it gives some very good information about feeding birds thankyou for posting

Thanks for the video, I've been feeding my feather friends for many years now. I sorta mix my own seed consisting of: Black sunflower seed, cracked corn, dried mealworms and some cheap birdseed from the big box store, I put the Nigel seed in a separate feeder. I put out store bought suet and also mix lard, peanut butter and bird seed and place it in a hanging log with 1 inch holes drilled in it. I also maintain a five gallon heated bird bath which I won't get into cause this comment is getting way too long, sorry.

Wonderful video. Thank you :)

This video was very informative thank you for posting this sir

Great video - thanks Sussex Wildlife Trust! I didn't know you could get sunflower seed hearts - I am going to look out for those.

Good advise. Thank you.

Great video and excellent tips

Thanks from California

Great advice, we have started making our own fat balls using lard.

great stuff......

That was great!

Our finches love the dandelion seed in my wildlife garden. The hover like hummingbirds.

Thank you!

Thanks a lot for very informative video

Great video and excellent tips. Thanks.

squirrels are amazing funny creatures ❤

"Fat balls" Perhaps you should make an appointment with your GP? 🤭 Sorry, couldn't resist! But I have such a love of feeding the birds and watching them. It makes me feel calm and it fills their little bellies ❤️

I'm glad I came across this video. My birds don't bother with peanuts for some reason. They just go mouldy and Niger seeds are a no no as well. I thought dried fruit like sultanas were good for them, but they ignore them as well. Fussy little rascals.

Very interesting video! Goldfiches are lovely! I joined you're channel!

Birds are amazing--just another reason for me to not eat eggs (as I have a family history of Cancer the choline in eggs is the other). Great video--thank you

Javanese culture in Indonesia understands that if we are friends with nature then nature will give us a lot of goodness, success for "Sussex.........." ....Java Central, Indonesia, watch this video

i found rats were crawling up the pole of my bird table and were helping themselves at night, to alleviate this i used a large upturned plastic plant pot, slit down one side with a square cut at what was the bottom of the plant pot, position it upside down on the pole and fix it under the feed table, no more rats on bird table !!!

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Luar biasa infonya kawanku, 👍😊

Thanks for posting an interesting and informative video. Just surprised that you didn't mention that peanuts should only be given by way of a wire mesh feeder such as the one that you have. Smaller birds can choke on whole peanuts if put loose on a table or on the ground (although if I was to put any on the ground in my garden the squirrels would soon remove them before the birds were able to get anywhere near them!)

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That's a rather large suet ball! I like smaller suet pieces called bark butter bits. They are small like cat food and come in hot pepper flavor that makes them less appetizing to squirrels and other unwanted rodents. They are easy to place on a tray feeder just a few at a time.

You got me worried about aflatoxins in peanuts, but to quote wiki: 'The staple commodities regularly contaminated with aflatoxins include cassava, chilies, corn, cotton seed, millet, peanuts, rice, sorghum, sunflower seeds, tree nuts, wheat, and a variety of spices intended for human or animal consumption.'

Very nice video

Wow very nice.

In winter I put food out for any animal. Not just birds need to survive the winter.

Also a warning for peanuts they need to be split. Lots of birds including the red Robin here in the United States love them but they don’t break them up and when they swallow them they choke to death. So avoid whole peanuts and aflatoxins. Just buy split peanuts :-) or chop them yourself

i love birds

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Nice project

Thanks

In the US we use suet cakes, not balls, and it's easy to pour your own suet/seed mix in a pan and then cut it into chunks. An image search on "suet cake feeder plans" will get you lots of ideas.

very very nice video!

Blackbirds will raid any source of food. Where I feed birds, they will barricade themselves in the seed feeder and proceed to empty it. 3.5 kilos in two days.

Niger seed is also great for Siskins

Nice

very entertaining

Hi! What are the long posts called that you can move around?

Likewise, thank you its a great video. It may be paranoia but I'm loathe to put food on the ground for fear of encouraging the rats and mice.

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8:20 Hot water will freeze faster than cold water ;)

My problem with my feeders is the crows. I'm thinking can I put a frame around the table and hanging feeders with 2" mesh chicken wire so the small birds can get in and the crows cant. Any help appreciated thanks.

I never knew birds like peanuts. I live in the US and I've just never heard about it.

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I have a bad problem with Starlings, other black birds and squirrels stealing most of the seed. Occasionally pigeons as well.. Also get Cardinals, Finches, House Sparrows

Please tell me the name of that black bird that was in the bath with the yellow beak.

My advice is to buy in bulk from Amazon or Ebay or Wilkinsons. It can be much, much cheaper and, if you shop around, it can be much better quality than buying in little packets sold for profit.

Here in America, we have so called “wild birds seeds mixed” what your thoughts are on this?

I have fed wild birds for many years. I have 2 pairs of gold finches and others. They fascinate me.. empty the bird bath overnight then there is nothing to freeze

I would love to find a way of allowing blackbirds to feed but keeping doves and pigeons out.

actually where do you get that things like feeders and etc....

Putting food on the ground is a really bad idea as it will encourage rats, a well fed rat can have a litter of 18 every 6 weeks resulting in thousands a year. Part of the idea of bird tables is to prevent rats from getting at the food.

Podríais hacer una traducción al español,muchas gracias.

I Feed them SUNFLOWER HEARTS❤ RSPB FAT CYLINDER IS BEST ON MARKET all year if they need it , it's there , they're not lazy they go about life as Usual ". 🌏

any tips how to keep rats away from the feeder pole

Can anybody tell me why my garden birds are not eating my new fruit and berry suet pellets. I have them in a feeder, on a bird table, on a ground feeder and scattered on the ground. Help.

Over the last 6 months I have has visits from sparrows several times each day, but over the last month or so, I've hardly seen any at all, I wonder if they are fed up with my feeders?

8:30 if you put a ball in the bath ice can’t form

Great video man it's good :D I just have a question, is it safe to throw food at the ground and let it be there for the birds to eat? Can't the food that is on the ground become unhealthy for the birds to eat after some time?

well i got the seeds in net but nothing is happening in weeks, i really do need help how to attract them please help ......

What can I make out of my kitchen for the birds in my bird feeder that looks like regular bird seed won't go in?

THANK YOU❤ I JUST MOVED INTO THE FOREST🌲 FROM NEW YORK CITY AREA🗽, WE ARE WAIST HIGH IN SNOW... I JUST NOTICED TINY BIRDS ABOUT.. I BEEN THROWING BREAD OUT NOW AND ANY OTHER BITS OF FOOD FOR THEM! I WANT TO HELP THEM, I BEEN LOOKING AT BIRD FEEDERS NOW! THANKS TO YOU, I WILL NOT BUY PLASTIC NOW! I SEEN THEM ON SALE, WAS GOING TO MAKE THAT MY NEXT PURCHASE, NOT NOW! I WILL GET THE METAL... AND KEEP FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS WALNUTS ON THE GROUND! 🖒😇

Is this in uk?

Hot water would freeze very quickly in Canada. You must be in a mild climate.

Can you pls make bird feeder playlist

I have a bird bath and it’s cleaned regularly and filled up however all the garden birds will bath and drink rain water that collects in a bucket outside. I’m not sure how to make them use the bird bath

I put out food for Cardinals but they never have a chance due to once the squirrels see me filling the feeders they come and wipe it all out.

My Niger seed doesnt get much attention either. I had to pause for a min when he said corn chips lol..

Does peanuts work ?

I've seen videos of people making their own suet & seed balls for birds. Many add peanut butter, but peanut butter is packed with salt. Could this be bad for small birds??

In My Garden The Goldfinches Go For The Nyjer And Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts Are Useless, No Birds Take Any Notice Of Them And Then They Just Go All Rotten. Fat Balls Get Sliced Open By Woodpeckers. (This is only the case in my garden)

I get a lot of birds in my garden, bluetits, finches, blackbirds, pigeons, starlings etc and they hardly ever touch peanuts, any idea why ?

Are there any feeders that won’t attract rats, we live in the countryside and it can be a problem.

The last comment, ref frozen water. Hot water freezes quicker than cold. Strange but true.