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One thing i can advise you to do
is to provide a "landing ZONE" for birds
so that they can do a look-see survey first
before they go to the feeders.
Just like at an AIRport
the planes have a runway then disembark passengers
to terminals and there is a rotation of planes coming in.
the airplanes don't land inside the airport buildings.
It's the same with Birds! and that's their comfort ZONE.
I have a dowel screwed to the house at the gutter level
then i have runway ONE screwed to an old fence post
where they have safe landing and hop on in further.
below that
i have various perches and feeders for them to explore.
and of course a recycled 8' footer christmas tree with SUET
on the other set up in the middle of the backyard i have three of
those metal "candy cane shaped" feeder poles in a row with bamboo
sticks going across the top tied down
and then a larger fatter maple branch on there too
so they can zoom down and land easily without any hesitation.
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