Steps:
- Cut the pumpkin in half.
- Scoop out the seeds, leaving a hollow inside with 1/2-inch thick shell wall.
- Insert two sticks across the open pumpkin to create perches for the birds.
- Knot two lengths of rope together at the center and tack the knot to the bottom of the pumpkin feeder. ...
- Fill with birdseed.
- Can you feed pumpkin to birds?
- What kind of bird feeder attracts the most birds?
- Are bird feeders a bad idea?
- What can I feed birds that won't attract rats?
Can you feed pumpkin to birds?
Birds love all kinds of seeds, pumpkin included, so you could save the seeds and put them in your feeder. ... You can help smaller birds by breaking them up a bit before you put them out.
What kind of bird feeder attracts the most birds?
Hopper feeders are attractive to most feeder birds, including finches, jays, cardinals, buntings, grosbeaks, sparrows, chickadees, and titmice; they're also squirrel magnets.
Are bird feeders a bad idea?
It's not necessary. Bird feeding is most helpful at times of when birds need the most energy, such as during temperature extremes, migration, and in late winter or early spring, when natural seed sources are depleted. Most birds don't need your help in the summer.
What can I feed birds that won't attract rats?
Secondly, try using a bird feeder that minimises the amount of food that is dropped from feeding birds. Seeds, nuts and invertebrates are a firm favourite for rats, they will travel along hedgerows up to 600 metres to feed on these.