Would this be okay for doves?
510319
From what I've read doves seem to prefer nest sites that are more open on the sides. Maybe you can find a "nesting box". I just bought this so haven't had any birds use it yet.
510320
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.
510321
probably too small, i have several out, no takers in this box yet. I do have a bluebirds,titmouse and chicadees with eggs in other nest boxes.
510322
It is large enough for a single dove to roost, but a mated pair would need more room. Cardinals and Robins love them. I hope this helped!
510323
I do not think doves will nest in a box, they build twig nests. However, this works great for cardinals and robins.
463649
Yes, I think this plucker would be fine. I put 2 roosters in at the same time. Make sure it's on level ground. It'll shake! But it gets the feathers off!
420277
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.
257321
I would check with your vet because I am not sure if it should be used on birds. It is an excellent quality item with a low and high speed.
1537798
Yes! I have a ton of cardinals who use it every day. Now I'm seeing a bunch of fledglings. The doves are ground feeders at my place. I feed in the feeder and on the ground. Blue jays can't use it. They eat on the ground.
2040331
While it has not been tested for doves, this feeder can accommodate similarly sized birds such as cardinals and woodpeckers. The sensitivity of the springs can be adjusted for different types of birds.
1696646
It does work with jays. Not sure about mourning doves though. If I'm not mistaken I believe that mourning doves prefer ground foraging.
1514426
Not particularly..Personally I think Dove is much better than this product.
149562
Well, I don't know if it works on woodpeckers; looks like Jonathan says yes. I do know it does not work on mourning doves.
1351058
Approx yes. It is good for smaller birds like finches and parakeets. I have four finches in mine.
1663014
You probably don't still need answers but I happened to see your question this weekend and this morning there was a Red Headed Woodpecker on my feeder. He was longer in length than the feeder. He twisted around until he could reach the seed - Sunflower chips. We get a lot of the smaller Woodpeckers with black and white stripes. Doves stay on the ground.
735218
I'm not exactly sure how large doves are, but they should fit because the doors are very large. I think the doors were made to fit a small parrot or conure. Hope this helps!
393067
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.
32854
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.
1688745
Its hard to say, but you should be okay. I think it is designed as a ground feeder, and that is how we use it. It is of good quality and the birds love it.
431638
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.
75123
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.