hi there, anyone knows if doves use this feeder? I'm looking for a feeder like this for red cardinals and not doves. Thank you so much!
1521941
Doves do use this feeder or any feeder like this. Doves eat off the the ground or a flat piece of board hung from a tree or roof. They don't grip edges like other birds. Feet stay flat,so they can walk around.
1521942
I get plenty of cardinals and blue jays (not together) :) , but no doves or pigeons here in Cincy
1521943
I did not see any doves in the feeder...if there were any, they ate what the other birds dropped!
825873
Small chickadees seem to be the best. Openings too small for Cardinals. Grackles and Starlings might try but I have not had any problrms with them over the past winter.
736465
I have doves on mine;) but I have very aggressive cardinals and they get on there with the other birds. I have fed birds for years and have always watched cardinals sit and wait till coast is clear, not these cardinals;)
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Let me begin by saying we haven't been able to watch our birds as frequently these past several months so my answer isn't absolute. Since putting up this feeder, we've never seen the cardinals, jays, or the woodpecker access it. All used the smaller version by a different company. They do still use the cardinal feeder with the weight bar. By having both styles hanging from the small pole we think we are providing for all of the bird types.
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Hi Michael, We have two of these feeders. We love them so much. The squirrels cannot eat from them. The first year we had the feeders, the cardinals and blue jays disappeared. We thought it was because of the wildlife that was in our year constantly. However, they did return with more cardinals than ever. It took them a while to adjust to the new feeders. They would hover and then fly to a near by tree. Now they are very comfortable and have adjusted fine. Don't give up.
885921
I have seen many cardinals on my feeder normally sitting at the bottom of it. I have other feeders out but some always manage to get onto this!!feeder.
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Small lightweight woodpeckers will use it if you use husk less sunflower seeds. They find it hard to sit on the forward facing perches. The largest feeder has the side facing perch they use that well. Doves are heavy and while you can change the allowed weight you can get it so the dove AND squirrel can use it.
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Yeah! Starlings and grackles are too big to land on this feeder. I've had mine over a couple of years and have never seen those birds on it. Haven't seen cardinals on it either. Just the smaller birds. And my area gets LOTS of starlings and grackles and crows!
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We bought it for the squirrels and they like it plus the lazy old doves use it too. You have a few options... Above ground or dig it down into the ground a little. We bought a bag of white river stones and made a tiny pond looking thing out of it in the garden. We like it but we also have a bird bath that's elevated that the cardinals prefer. Given a choice of "bird baths", an elevated one is definitely more suited to the birds.
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I don't believe that doves would nest in this type of nesting box as they prefer a more open nesting box. I do have a pair of cardinals nesting in the one box I have. I hope this answer helps.
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Larger birds can use this feeder. We have found that doves are ground or platform feeders around here. The perches here are not really designed well for (our) doves. We get woodpeckers all the time.
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I think the tray is far too small for doves to land on. In any case, doves are ground feeders, throw some seeds on the ground and they will absolutely ignore this feeder.
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Maybe but it is a big maybe I am afraid! My years of feeding birds, cardinals like feeders the most, especially ones they can land on and they also feed on the ground as well. I brought this feeder for my downy woodpeckers, chickadees, titmouses, wrens, have even seen a bellied woodpecker get their beak in and got some of the suet which I love those birds to. Oh! yes, even mockingbirds get at this feeder as well.
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Medium/large depends on one's definition. Let me answer it this way. Blue Jays, Cardinals, and Red-Bellied Woodpeckers have no trouble. Doves, however, cannot feed, partly because of weight and partly because they can't stoop down enough to get to the feeding holes. (for which I am very thankful, since those greedy, belligerent pests drive the other birds off until the feeders are empty). Hope that helps.
1280657
Cardinals didn't bother with this feeder, they preferred the bird seed feeder. However I had 3-4 different kinds of woodpeckers, chickadees, yellow and purple finches, and lots of other kind of birds eating from this feeder, these birds preferred the suet feeder.
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With all the suet feeders I put out I have never seen a cardinal on any of them. Although the bottom plate is removable to allow bigger birds such as woodpeckers to eat from underneath so a cardinal should be able to do the same
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We have a cockatiel that uses this feeder successfully. The opening the bird enters is about 3 3/4 inches high. The clearance from the perch to the top of the feeder is about 3 inches. Our cockatiel sometimes uses the perch, and sometimes she uses the outside lip of the feeder as her perch. I think you could use this feeder successfully with a mourning dove. These are GREAT feeders. We used to have hulls and bird seed all around our cages. Once we made the switch, that problem went away. We have three bird cages, one cockatiel on her own, one lovebird on her own, and two lovebirds together. They all took to the feeder quickly. The cockatiel likes to stand on it (and poop on the top). We think she does this so she can see the feeder in her cage. When we give her a clean one, she immediately "marks" it again. All three feeders are inside the cages, not in the openings.