To be frank with you, bird feeding will never be a 100% mess-free hobby, but I’ve been feeding birds from my apartment balcony for five years and have found there are a couple of foods you can put out to reduce your mess and clean up time significantly. If you want to backtrack or start this hobby with as little mess as possible, you can’t go wrong with the two foods I’ll detail below.
Did you know that spicy bird seed is a thing? It’s catching on in popularity as a way to deter rodents from bird feeders while still being safe and nutritious for birds to eat.
I wanted to highlight another bird seed I found for cheap online that’s well-liked by Northern Cardinals. I ordered a five pound bag of Wagner’s Black Oil Sunflower Seed and wanted to take a closer look at it to see if it’s a quality bird seed.
Wagner’s Deluxe Treat Wild Bird Food is one of the most purchased and highly-reviewed bird seeds on Amazon. It’s cheap and has an extraordinary high 4.7/5 star rating on the website at the time of this article. However, after buying the seed and seeing it myself, I’m making a bold claim that this bird seed isn’t worth your money and that you should consider alternatives.
I recently purchased a bag of Old Potters Wildlife Sunflower Chips & Hearts from Amazon on a sale. I got a three pound bag to test it out as a quality bird seed for my neighborhood Northern Cardinals.
I thought it would be nice to put together a blog post highlighting some of the most common mistakes I notice people making when they start off with the hobby.
Shopping for Target bird seed can be a convenient and cost-effective way to attract more wild birds to your backyard. But is it the right choice for you?
Here’s a comprehensive guide to attracting common Minnesota birds like cardinals, blue jays, chickadees, sparrows, goldfinches and more to your bird feeders.
Much like you should read labels of foods you’re eating from the grocery store, it’s well worth scanning the bird seed you’re buying to avoid red milo.
Are you looking for a bird seed with minimal mess? You might be interested in giving Meadow Ridge Farms No Grow Bird Seed a spin.