how do the birds find your/mine feeders? i know it might sound a bit silly
I think it's by word and beak, lol.
Hey farmer, farmer, put away the D.D.T now. Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please!
Maybe they hear the noise. I am convinced some bring their mates as a "come & see my place" chat up line.
Probably through a mixture of luck and an investigative nature. Many birds will investigate new things to see if they are a good site for food, nesting etc and this helps them to find new food sources. I also think some birds are also starting to recognise bird feeders too, when I put feeders up I had blue and coal tits down within minutes and they seemed familiar with feeders, and there they didn't hesitate at all before tucking in!
Millie & Fly the Border Collies
Their eye sight is a million times better than ours. They sit in trees and on roof tops, and see food!!!
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when you are outside filling up your feeders don't you get that feeling of beening watched, all thoses little eyes on ya. some of the little brave birds will be on them before you can get back into the house!
Interesting question! Birds are creatures of habit and will soon build up associations with feeders or areas where easy meals are on offer. However, no individual birds is likely to ever feed in one area and one area alone. Many common garden bird species will have set feeding routes and may be visiting several feeding sites in the area throughout the day.
Also, like us, learning through observation is key in understanding how to find food. Birds watch and immitate other birds. For example, although Robins are well known ground feeders in some instances they are seen to hover around hanging feeders in an attempt to get to a quick snack. Admittedly they perhaps struggle more than perfectly adapted tits and finches but try it nonetheless. Abit like me trying to copy Ronaldo at football - almost, but not quite! my genetics clearly say otherwise ;-)