Video: Tiny feeder for the small crowd
I have seen these for a while now and always wanted one, and finally bit the bullet (I found the feeder on Etsy, with a seller named PKNKTreasures). This feeder is on the small side, and I love that I haven't seen a Dove on it yet. Well, and of course the adorable look! The Bluebirds found it pretty quickly too. Yay! I am livestreaming this cam currently on one of my channels over at birdsy.com. They have a sale going on right now too, you can get their camera for $149 right now.
Feeder test: Lucky Pop
This feeder has been sent to me recently too. It is by the company Lucky Pop (which is how you can find it on Amazon). I wasn’t really sure where to place it at first but I found the perfect spot today on my main feeder pole. It has several good features. Apart from being sturdy and looking clean and green, it can potentially hold a huge amount of seed. You can vary the size because it has a retractable shrout that gets fixed into place with a needle (you can see it in the first two photos). The perches can be pulled out but I feel like they will not stay in place, so if I wanted to use them, I would probably tape them in a fixed position from underneath. The little “trough” without the perches is perfect for smaller birds though, and that is exactly why I am using it right now. It fills from the top, and the lid gets fixed by a screw. They market it as squirrel-proof but I am not sure I see how that works so I would not recommend to hang it anywhere where they can access if you don’t want that. Another plus is the relatively low price.
Video: The hummingbirds
are making themselves really rare this year. I hear it is not just me, everybody seems to see less. I am not giving up hope, traditionally I have seen an uptick in activity by late July and August and even into September. So I am keeping the feeders clean and refilled. The Allura feeder that I was sent has proven to be very pleasant and practical because it is so easy to clean and has not given me any issues with ants or spills, and I don’t have to make huge batches of nectar that never get used. At least the baby Orioles are explory enough to come and visit. I am streaming this camera on BirdsyTv (birdsy.com), and hopefully there will be some hummer visitors at some point. The Allura feeder is available on Amazon.
Trying out new feeders
is a lot of fun to me, and one of the perks of having a bit more exposure is that sometimes I get sent some to try. When Kingsyard contacted me, I checked out their spread and decided to give it a try. And I have to say, these are so much fun. They sent me three. All of them are well-made and sturdy, and two of them I really loved with the Birdsy cam. One is the most adorable little house, perfect maybe as a gift, the second one is a super nice feeder that keeps the seeds dry in wet weather and will go into permanent rotation here, and the wooden platform is also great, and it even comes with a pole mount. They sell on Amazon and are also present on social media, and they are easy on the wallet. Thanks, Kingsyard!
