Cardinal Bird Feeder

We supplement the birds’ food sources during the winter. At times, I would estimate we have around 100 birds eating…once time I counted at least 30 cardinals. We also have a new visitor, a squirrel, that has come up from the woods to dine and dash. What she and the birds don’t finish, the deer and opposums gladly chow down.

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Caught a glimpse of nature today right outside the office window…bird on left acts all tough for the first min and a half not sure what is wrong with his beak(freak beak) – at 1:33, the cardinal enters the scene(musial) – a bit later the musial tries to feed freak beak…weird scene!

My box turtle seems extremely interested in the sunflower seed mix I use for my bird feeder. I would like to see if she would eat the seeds, but I don’t want to risk it unless I know for sure that it is safe. It is a mix, so it does have other things in it.

Recently, I made a bird feeder in school! I have it outside. There are a couple of sunflower seeds, but I have no bird feed to feed them. But, I do have hamster food that I feed to my hamsters so I was wondering if bird feed is the same thing as hamster feed? And will they eat hamster feed? Help

I’ve started a container garden on my small balcony. Additionally, I’ve hung a bird feeder. At first, the effect from the bird feeder was disastrous, because the birds kept throwing around the seed, which fell into the containers and sprouted. I switched from seed to sunflower hearts and chips. These still fall into the plants, but don’t seem to sprout. But do you think this is okay for the plants? Will the sunflower seed debris hurt them? Or will the sunflower debris break down and actually be good for the plants? Will the debris attract ants, and, if so, do ants harm plants (flowers–I’ve got no veggies or edible plants)?

Thanks in advance for any and all help!

I live on the second floor of an apartment building and I have a wonderful balcony that looks out into a heavily wooded area (have our cities protected park in my back yard) I put up a hanging bird feeder in the hopes of attracting some birds out of the woods. So far, I haven’t seen any and I’m wondering if they will ever find the feeder and if it’s just a matter of time. The seed I have in the feeder is a mix of corn, sunflower, wheat, milo, peanuts, and white millet. Any thoughts?

Seeds from my bird feeder fell and have sprouted in the dirt. Is it safe my my cat to eat these? I know sunflower seeds are part of the feeder brick, not sure what the other seeds are.

I bought a bird feeder and ive hund it on my washing line no birds have come to it yet its a yellow birdfeeder with small lines on the side were the birds hang onto it and small holes WITH BLACK SUNFLOWER SEEDS in them the feeder was by RSPCA and is for wild birds so will they come and why arnt they looks like this:http://www.birdfood.co.uk/common_images/image_store/trade_bg_feeder.jpg

My sunflower sprout is planted in a cup of fertilized potting soil. It is 9.5 inches tall and has 3 pairs of leaves, with 1 very young pair of buds near the top. Most of the stem is covered in little white fuzzy hairs. The bottom pair of leaves is turning yellow and limp, does anyone know why? I am planning to replant the sunflower soon. Should I add fertilizer? I remember the same thing happened to a friend of mine but it was planted in open soil outside. I water it every few days and it is sprouted VERY quickly when I planted it. It is a black oil sunflower and I got the seed from a bird feeder. Does anyone know why the bottom pair of leaves is turning yellow?