Can orioles eat from this feeder? I've seen them come to some hummingbird feeders, and would like a feeder they can eat from.
1988127
No. Don't waste your money. The hummingbirds won't even eat from it. Buy the Perky Pet feeder.
1988128
Sorry, I don't know. I've never seen an Oriole eat from this feeder but I'm not sure we have any in this area. But the Hummingbirds love it!
1988129
Can't vouch for orioles, but I can verify red-headed woodpeckers will drink from this feeder !!
1988130
I don't know, sorry. I have not seen an Oriole at my feeder, only hummingbirds, and I don't know if it is because I live in an area where there aren't many, or if it is the feeder or some other reason. Someone told me you can use the same hummingbird suger/water mixture for Orioles but that an orange colored feeder is more attractive to the Oriole.
1683274
I have never had problems with the Woodpeckers feeding from the Hummingbird feeders. I have Birdfeeders with Sunflower seeds and also Suet Feeder nearby the Woodpeckers stick with those.
2086896
I had a bear get at two of my feeders last year and he broke the bases. On chance, I emailed More Birds and they sent me replacement parts! It would be worth an email. Jim
1480497
Well, I don't know the answer to that one - but I see the hummingbirds sipping at our huge lilac bush on the other side of the house - I would think the red color and nectar would attract them to the feeder if they're already flitting around the lilacs anyway - so I think it's worth a try!
216903
You can put any feed you want to in the feeder.. It takes a while for the birds to get used to the new feeder. Just be patient. I use feed that is good for cardinals bc we have a few of those, it's a mix with lots of sunflower seeds. Stay away from feed with corn.. It's bad for a number of reasons. Hope this helps. I'm not sure if it's the color or what but it did take at least a week for them to come after I changed the feeder. The big squirrels cannot get into it but the red squirrels still manage bc they are so light.
939022
Yes, definitely. As a matter of fact I worried that some of the smaller songirds like cardinals and bluebirds would be too large to access the food; smaller birds do best in it. Really a good feeder though.
1867592
We use the No/No Bronze Hourglass Bird Feeder and feed primarily black sunflowers, occasionally we feed millet and other seeds. We live on a farm and have witnessed raccoon, squirrel and chipmunks try to get into the feeders without success. We have all size birds year round feed. This will be our second or third season for this type of bird feeder and love it.
30571
no they can not. it is made for smaller birds like finches, chickadees and such. I would put on a different feeder for bigger birds....
1158156
My hummers love this feeder as it is. Perhaps they don't like what you're serving them? Four parts pure water, one part sugar. Never use commercial nectar that is colored, never honey. I use filtered water.
344600
I think they do better in a platform feeder, something like this Woodlink Small Hanging Platform Bird Feeder If you already have a platform feeder that you use just mix a handful in with those seeds. The mealworms are freeze dried, so I think they would crumble easily if you put them in a regular feeder. The bluebirds in my yard eat shelled sunflower seeds and peanuts. Also wrens, robins and mockingbirds will eat the mealworms.
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I don't have a blackbird problem. The larger cardinals, orioles, rose breasted grosbeeks, etc all feed there right along with the yellow finches and chickadees. No problems. It is so sturdy you'll not regret buying one of these feeders.
1611513
Sorry, Bonnie, we have only had Humming Birds. We have found, however, when the holes get plugged up not as many come around. :)
2103170
I've never had any crows on ours, but I still think it would be a little too small. Stellar Jays, Scrub jays, Yellow-Headed Blackbirds...they will all feed from it. But I've never had a crow sized bird on the feeder.
601694
I didn't have much luck with this and really didn't like it. I just use the regular feeders now with the little ledge they sit on and I have a lot of hummers and orioles now. :) Just sugar and water and I change about every four days or so, depending on the weather.
1986090
Personally, I have not had a problem with bees getting into this feeder. I think that the sugar water solution is too far down and they can't reach it, whereas hummingbirds have long beaks that go down further into the reservoir. On a side note, my birds seem to like this feeder over my more expensive Hummzinger Feeder.
1803589
Yes. I put some grape jelly in the round piece in the middle of the feeder hoping the oriels will use it when they come. I have not seen any hummingbirds use it this spring. They have only used the nectar in the outside feeders. We have not tried putting jelly in the nectar part.
1950255
It can hang right from the hook just hook it to a branch or a chain could also be added if the branch is too high! Enjoy your feeder it really brings the Orioles & other birds who like a sugar diet!