Bird Feeding Station

I do love lovely little birds, especially wild birds in my garden. I have a bird feeding station which I bought for £11 from Boyes in County Durham when I was on a little holiday. It stands at the side of my garden and it does look very nice. I like to make sure all the little birds are well fed but I am afraid that my three cats like the little birds too, but for different reasons. I have had my feeding station now for just over two years and it looked a lot nicer when it was new. The cats cannot climb the pole to get the birds as there is nowhere for them to dig in their claws to climb up as ... more

With the Summer season on the horizon it’s time to sort out the garden once again, ready for the hustle and bustle of those summery parties and quite evenings. One of the things we, that is the wife and I, enjoy in the garden is watching the birds in there natural habitat, chirping away as they feed from the bird tables that are scattered around. I did suggest we hang a bird feeder on the inside of our living room window just to see what the birds would do but my wife took offence to that, why? I don’t know. Anyway, this year one of the bird tables we have had for a long time was now beyond ... more

Our bird station is more like a soup kitchen, all manner of miscreants from the animal and insect world pitching up for the daily feed. We have quite a big garden with pine trees and bushes at the top and so attract a wide slice of the animal and bird kingdom to our abode. We have placed the station near the back door so we can place scraps on the various trays and water holders as a typical British summer crumbles away. We have not had to fill the water trays since May. So much for global warming! It has two lantern style feeders with hanging containers for nuts, both ringed by a mesh to stop ... more

This bird feeder was bought for £12 from Home Bargains about eighteen months previously and has been lovely to look at in our garden. We are able to watch all sorts of birds come and go to their feeding tray and be able to know that they are safe and that cats will not be able to kill them whilst they feed. Feeder was quite easy to assemble but took two of us. Base is dug into the ground to give steadiness but the table does wobble slightly especially if large gulls decide to move in and try to feed. feeder table stands at 2260mm high but a fair bit of it is inside the ground. Feeder comes ... more

I ordered this on line from RSPB and it arrived promptly. However the one drawback is although it went into the ground ok the first time we had a strong wind it blew over so I had to secure it with a screw in base usually used for rotary washing lines and even this I had to stick bits of wood around it to secure it. Lots and lots of birds visit this station which is great . I find it very easy to reach and put put the food on the trays. It does make a lot of mess on the ground as the birds fight over the big bits of bread. The birds have a clear view of any cats lurking around Also the cats ... more