HI there, anybody knows if woodpecker uses this feeder? Thank you! And do doves use it ? I don't want doves. Thank you!
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Doves do not use it....they are too big. I've never seen a woodpecker using mine. Hope this helps.
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Sorry, but I don't know about woodpeckers as we don't have a problem with them. It seems to help with birds eating our fruit, but you have to move the balloons occasionally as the birds get used to them.
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We live in an urban area, so downy woodpeckers are the only type here, and they visit the feeder. But the real entertainment is watching other birds like sparrows and starlings trying to get to the suet. Some amazing feats of flying. They sometimes succeed!
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Mourning doves will only sit/perch on this feeder on rare occasions, mostly they will eat the fallen seeds below where it is hanging. In my opinion, a platform feeder is better suited for doves and other larger birds.
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Cardinals can and do go on it. It does not prevent doves, but they are ground feeders, generally, so they just eat the leftovers off the ground at our house. It works great -- no more squirrels.
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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.
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I did not see any doves in the feeder...if there were any, they ate what the other birds dropped!
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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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Yes. It is a great feeder for feeding my woodpeckers. I highly recommend it.
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My birds do not use this feeder. Once in a while there is a small bird but most birds avoid it. I purchased this feeder to deter squirrels and to provide a large feeder for doves (shown in the picture). Turns out the tray is too small for ground feeding birds (ie. doves) and so I regret buying this feeder. Perhaps most birds avoid it because it shocks them. I have another feeder close by that is busy.
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My best suggestion is one should put a sign that no doves, pigeons are allowed to feed from this bird feeder. If they are decent they will read the sign and never come back. For the bad ones you should make it more weight sensitive by rotating the inner rod so that only light birds can sit on the perch. In general this is the best bird feeder we found which keeps the squirrel away. Before the squirrels were the sole eaters from our bird feeders.
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I think you will be fine with this feeder. Any bird other than a woodpecker that uses this feeder has a very dificult time which keeps the non woodpecker use very low. It's the European Starlings that i have trouble with using the cage-like suet feeder.
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Hello, concerning your question, grackles and starlings leave this feeder alone. They just wait for the sparrows to drop the seed. I have seen bluejays hang on to the bottom and get some seed and take off. Pigeons and dove are confused to. Squirrels can't get it either.Happy Feeding.
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We have doves and they don't use the feeder, I think they are to heavy when they land on ring. We have it set so Cardinals can feed. Also Crows can't use it, we love ours. Saving money on bird feed.
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I wondered the same about larger birds being attracted to the feeder. It is always covered with smaller birds, (finches, nuthatches, titmouse) but now the cardinals have joined in and feed from it daily along with various smaller types of woodpeckers.
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Cardinals feed at mine all the time. Even a red bellied woodpecker manages to feed on it. I've had mine for years & years and it really works to keep the squirrels from the bird food. Funny to watch them try though!
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we dont have turtle doves here but we do have mournig doves and they are too big to stand on the feeder to eat. They do hang out underneath and eat whatever has been knocked to the ground by the smaller birds and squirrels.