Bird Feeders

Opus bird feeders are among the highest quality products that are manufactured for wild birds. The company is well known for the egg-shaped Perky-Pet Oriole Feeder that has a 32 ounce capacity for nectar. Identifying Baltimore Orioles, Orchard Orioles, Hooded Orioles, Altamira Orioles and others is exciting. Orioles also like fresh oranges and grape jelly that can be placed on a platform feeder. Droll Yankee bird feeders are another good product on the market. They make some delightful hummingbird feeders such as an attractive window mounted unit with feeding ports positioned to give you a great view of the birds feeding. It is exciting to be able to get close enough to see their little tongues come out to slurp up the nectar. There is also the Happy 8 feeder that allows 8 birds to dine at once. This is especially entertaining when 9 or more birds are vying for a spot.

In addition to Opus bird feeders, many people are interested in The Complete Collection of Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed. Volume one contains all the comic strips that have not been reprinted. The comics were mostly about penguins, and there are online courses where you can learn about these and other birds. There is a website for one course on Learnlink that is general animal behavior. You will learn about the evolutionary biology of bird song and many more interesting topics. If a field trip is more to your liking, you might enjoy visiting the famous blackboard located at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts. The blackboard tracks recent sightings of unusual birds for the area.

The Opus Garden Song collections of bird feeders are known for their innovations to increase the efficiency of feeding. Their classic tube type feeder has 6 feeding ports with comfortable perches so the birds will stay longer. The food court feeder is shaped like a large donut that is hollow for the seed. There are 10 feeding ports and adjustable perches. The Opus 5103 TopFlight Triple-Tube Feeder has a capacity of 10 pounds with 3 tubes for feeding and 12 feeding stations. It is covered with a dome to protect the contents from inclement weather and squirrels.

Wildlife experts at the Humane Society recommend cleaning bird feeders at least two times a year in the fall and spring to protect the health of the birds. If the seeds in the feeder get wet or mold appears, the unit should be cleaned with a bleach water solution and a scrub brush. It should be rinsed thoroughly and dried completely before reuse.