Can wild birds land safely and drink or is the edge too thick for their little feet.
1738284
no, the edge is very thin....unfortunately, because my chickens try and roosts on the edge and flip it over. LOL Even the smallest bird would have no problem sitting on the edge of this bowl.
1738285
I don't think that the edge of this particular bowl is too thick for wild birds. It should work just fine. I have another brand also and that one would probably be too thick but not this one.
670184
I used mine for our cat, but they are very sturdy with a wide base. Especially when they are filled with water, I can't see them being tipped easily.
1417527
I never thought of that, maybe a clear coat of of some kind of spray...something that wouldn't hurt the bird's drinking out of it. Let me know what u find, Please.
356156
I've only seen a head bump while feeding. I read that you don't have to worry about birds flying into your windows and dying because they slow down before they land so even if they do hit the windown, it's more of a bump and not a crash.
176443
A large bird might be able to. I have an ekkie and a CAG. They do jot climb down to floor but will fly off if they want. Of course thats not alowed. Its great exercise for them. Ive hung lots of toys on top bar and the even climb up and play there as well
1694610
Only small birds like finches can get in. The other birds eat the stuff that falls to the ground
1379484
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
938911
I found that putting a flat rock (or piece of marble, etc) on the edges of 2 sides, helped the de-icer stay submerged, the cord was not stressed and the birds had a safe spot to perch and get a drink from the middle, etc. if there are several birds at the birdbath at one time. I am delighted with the service of this product. I used the last one for about 5 years and bought a new one for this season just to be sure I had one on hand. I also have mine on a timer for when the days are warmer and the nights dip down. Works great! bp
1315867
I'm sure the birds will visit despite the awning. It might take them a bit longer to discover the feeder though. I recommend filling the feeder with black oil sunflower seeds (which is a delightful treat for birds) to help them find it faster.
867136
I have small birds that use it to bathe. I even saw a dove on there once but bigger birds would dislodge it I think.
1753831
No problem. The seed access closes when something heavier than a bird gets on the perch so even if a squirrel climbs down he still can't get access.
1619570
A little less than 1 inch. Make sure that the mesh is fastened all the way to the ground. The sneaky little birds will go under the net otherwise.
393072
Doves are too big for this feeder. Finches and smaller have no trouble, and acrobats like some woodpeckers can perch on bottom rungs and eat from top openings. :-)
939022
Yes, definitely. As a matter of fact I worried that some of the smaller songirds like cardinals and bluebirds would be too large to access the food; smaller birds do best in it. Really a good feeder though.
249079
Yeah! Starlings and grackles are too big to land on this feeder. I've had mine over a couple of years and have never seen those birds on it. Haven't seen cardinals on it either. Just the smaller birds. And my area gets LOTS of starlings and grackles and crows!
17650
If the perch was practically touching the ground, yes. It would be a close fit.
384610
Birds come to our birdbath every day. The dripping water seems to attract them. It is a lot of fun to watch them bathe and drink. Some like to land on the spout and drink the water almost upside down.