Birding is one of the popular hobby for all ages; this hobby is feeding birds and watching them. Birds are colorful to look at, are fun to watch and can actually stimulates our other senses. Birding does not necessarily mean that you have birds as pets but wild birds keep on coming back because you have food for them on your backyard.

Birds ‘ enemy when it comes to their foods is the squirrels; that is why squirrel proof bird feeders were created. The purpose of these squirrel proof bird feeders is to prevent the squirrels getting the bird’s foods or else those birds will not come back anymore. There are many types of squirrel proof bird feeders - it can be mounted or suspended, with or without battery. But the important thing is its function. Squirrel proof bird feeders wherever you decide to place it must be easier for birds to see the birds seeds; the feeder must be able to keep the seed fresh and to make it last.

In buying a squirrel proof feeder always check its quality, there are some feeders that don’t last long especially during winter season. Birds still needs food during winter, make sure you feeder will last whatever the weather is. Always check you feeder as well, though squirrel proof bird feeder may keep off the squirrels, they will always make a way to steal the birds seeds or they might just have the birds to eat; we don’t want that to happen, do we? Not all types of squirrel proof bird feeders may work; one should always experiment the best way to keep off squirrels in using their squirrel proof breeders.

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