Make sure you always have some food in your feeder. It's better to feed birds year round. During cold weather, make sure the feeding holes in your feeder are not iced over or snow covered. You can keep black birds away by occasionally putting thistle seeds in your feeder. Make sure your bird food is not stored under excessively humid conditions.
Birds love feeding in partially shaded areas.
Use a bird seed saver to avoid inconvenient messes and to ward off rodents. Keep squirrels away by using the different models of squirrel baffles available on the market. Put some suet in your feeder during cold weather, birds just love it. It is better to protect your suet pack using a protective dome to shelter it from sun rays, acid rain and snow. To easily hang up and take down your feeders, bird houses and planters, use multi-purpose hooks.