How far away from bird feeders should this be placed? I don't want birds on patio but do want to feed them.
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My garden is about 40 feet from my deck. I have a bird feeder on the deck and doesn't seem to bother the birds at the feeder.
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I do not know because I did not want the birds around. Worked well so try different places and see what your radius is. Not sure where your bird feeders are. Good luck.
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Use your best judgment. Remember...you can't have your cake and eat it too. Good luck.
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It doesn't really matter, because it doesn't work to keep birds away anyway. When I first put it out I had everything from cardinals to hawks land right next to it. Didn't bother them in the slightest. It is pretty though.
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I would say how ever far the reflection goes would determine where the bird feeders go. That seems to be what is keeping them away mostly.
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This stuff did NOT work at all. The sticky caulk kind of stuff is what did the job for me.
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology recommends that feeders be either attached to the window, like this one, or no further away from a window than three feet (such as feeders you might put on shepherds' hooks.) The birds don't get up enough speed to be injured; if you do have a problem with birds hitting windows, there are a number of easy things you can do Here's some info from cornell. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/notes/BirdNote10_Windows.pdf
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There could be any number of factors at work there. If it's not set to close at too light a weight on the perch, then my guess would be food quality. If you're using that inexpensive bird seed from the grocery store that is mostly yellow millet, and your neighbors are using higher-quality stuff, they won't visit your feeder except as a last resort. Try going to PetSmart or someplace like that and springing for the good stuff that has lots of black-stripe sunflower seeds, peanuts, and bits of fruit in it. Another factor could be location. Birds don't feel safe eating from a feeder that is right out in the middle of an open space with no nearby trees or shrubs to flee to if necessary.
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Feeder isn't small. The way they're built, you'll still have a mess. Feeders are built with the birds in mind not for tidiness.
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Hi Michele.These bird spikes can definitely keep the pigeons off your feeders. You may however prefer the stainless steel option found here: Aspectek Stainless Steel Bird Spikes Kit, 10 Feet with Transparent Silicone Glue as they are much more flexible and will bend to the shape of your feeder much easier.Warm regards,Deal Republic
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Definitely. I use mine to keep birds away from my patio. A friend thought it was real from a distance. It's been out all winter long and still looks brand new.
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There may be enough room but I wouldn't. You are going to want good circulation in the feeder to ensure you don't get any mold. Zero issues with squirrels or other nuisance birds. Highly recommend. Food went from lasting one to three days to almost a month.
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The squirrels will still make their way to the open feeder. Some actual feeders are better than others for keeping squirrels out! This is a nice "arm" to extend your feeder away from your deck or patio rail and keeps the seed clutter from sitting on your deck floor!
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I believe large birds should be OK on this antenna. Don't know how you would keep them off if they wanted to be there anyway!
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Felix, you may find an occasional dropping in the area, but when feeding birds in your yard you have to expect that there will be bird droppings around. I can only tell you that the rewards of seeing the birds up so close out ways the occasional dropping. If you do not want any bird droppings I suggest you not feed the birds. Tee in RI
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I have two of these feeders and my bluebirds took quite awhile to find them. But they have and are eating the mealworms like crazy. One is placed on the side of a shed in the open about 6 feet high with a wrought iron hanger. The other is placed about 4 feet from a screen room and about 3 feet off the ground, also in the open. I hope this helps, just be patient, they do take a bit to find them. I did place the first feeder in the area that I saw the bluebirds. Donna
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You can set the speed, and that will reduce the distance. I set mine to the slowest speed to keep the spread about 6-8 feet from the feeder. Hope this helps.
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We placed ours at outside edge of large picture window, and keep the drape partially closed so they do not see through back. So far have only saw one small bird checking it out but no residents so far. Its a great idea, but I would like to hear from someone who actually has birds actually using the birdhouse.
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I believe the instruction says about 25 feet away from where you are sitting or entertaining.I place mine about that far from my deck and have pretty good results. From the north Georgia Mts......
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It's hard to say. Are you in an apartment? There is a bracket that attaches to a flat surface (2 x 3") and the feeder slides into the bracket so that it can be removed when needed. The squirrels love the feeder and we love watching them at it. The one thing that I would add is that the feeder needs to be at some height so that the squirrels can feel safe at it. Ours is probably about 5' high and that seems to be fine. Would they feed from it near the ground? Maybe, but I can't say for sure.
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I doubt it but can't answer this for sure. Would you not be putting them up higher than your dog might be? The noise is not loud and now because birds don't come there, I never hear it anyway Don
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I don't have a squirrel problem so I am not sure. However, I placed this outside to keep the bird poop off my kids swing set... for the first week they stayed away.... then they just perched right next to it on the pole. After a week they knew it wasn't a threat.