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Backyard Birding Trivia - Page 4

Published 14th August 2021

What are bird baths for

What a bird bath is used for is in the name, to allow wild birds to bathe in its water bowl while using it as a source of water to re-hydrate.

Published 13th August 2021

What is an ant moat on a Hummingbird feeder

Ant moat is a water filled cup or trench used to stop ants accessing a hummingbird feeder; ants climb into the water and drown with no chance of escaping.

Published 30th July 2021

How does a bird feeder work

What a bird feeder is suppose to do is safely secure bird food outdoors, while allowing the birds that can use feeders, to only take what they need.

Published 27th May 2021

What is a platform bird feeder

Unlike small, cylinder shaped bird feeders that use a small opening for birds to feed, platform feeders use a large flat platform compatible with all feed.

Published 14th April 2021

How tall should bird baths be

How tall should a bird bath be on a stand is 2 to 3 feet, whereas a hanging bird bath can be 6 feet up, but a ground bird bath still needs a little height to it.

Published 13th February 2021

How much does a bird weigh

Let's get to the bottom of the weight of our common backyard birds, including more with up sixty-seven birds weighed in grams, pounds and ounces.

Published 11th February 2021

What is a hopper bird feeder

Big, bulky seed bird feeder that can be hung or mounted; designed to allow gravity to take its course as seeds are continuously fed to hungry birds.

Published 31st January 2021

Do Solar Powered bird baths work

Solar powered bird baths do work when setup in direct sunlight; better quality solar bird baths have a built-in battery pack that kicks in with poor lighting.

Published 16th January 2021

Bird House vs Bird Feeder

While bird houses, a US term for bird boxes, are design for nesting or roosting wild birds, a feeder is made to hold all types of bird feed inside a box.

Published 24th March 2021

How does a squirrel baffle work

How a squirrel baffle works is it becomes a barrier between the squirrel and the food it intends to reach, as this disc shape device becomes impassable.