Backyard Bird Feeding Essentials
The Best Seed Blends in Town
The average backyard may be visited regularly by 15 to 20 different bird species. However, a bird-friendly yard can attract up to 60 or more different species. Wild Birds Unlimited is dedicated to offering fresh, top-quality seed. Our no-waste bird seed blends are made from 100% edible seed. No cereal fillers—just fresh, high-quality seed your birds will love.
Give Your Birds a Boost With Suet
Birds, such as woodpeckers, chickadees and nuthatches, will readily come to suet for its high-fat, high-energy content. We offer a variety of suet flavors to help you attract a wider variety of birds. All Wild Birds Unlimited suet is rendered, meaning impurities that can cause spoilage are removed.
Finicky Finches Need Nyjer® (thistle)
Nyjer attracts finches of all kinds. Its high-oil content is an excellent energy source for active birds and is best used in our specially-designed finch feeders. It is important to keep the food fresh for our picky little eaters. Once seed starts to dry out and become stale, finches will turn up their beaks for fresher forage. Store your Nyjer in an airtight container for a longer shelf life and buy in quantities that will be used up in a few weeks.
How to Create a Backyard Bird Feeding Station
Your backyard is your safe haven. It’s your place to relax, a place to get away from it all.
With our exclusive, patented Advanced Pole System® (APS), you can create the ultimate station that will attract the birds to your backyard.
Be sure to place your feeding station in a location that helps prevent window strikes and/or keeps squirrels off your feeders.
Window Strike Zone: To see birds up close, place your setup no more than three feet away from your window.
This will decrease the likelihood of birds injuring themselves if they do hit your window. Otherwise, place your setup no less than ten feet away.
Squirrel-proof Zone: Place your baffled station at least ten feet away from other objects that squirrels can jump from to make it unreachable.
Creating a backyard bird feeding station takes no time at all. In fact, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3.
1. Plant It
Start your custom APS bird feeding station by twisting the 4-foot Base Pole (denoted as (a) in the picture) into the ground.
Then slide the Stabilizer (b) onto the Base Pole and secure it into the ground to keep your station looking great and standing straight.
2. Extend It
Next, place an APS Extension Pole (c) on the Base Pole. Then simply add a Double Crook Arm (d), an EZ-Attach™ Crook Arm (e) and an EZ-Attach Decorative Branch Perch (f).
Our EZ-Attach design makes adding accessories to an APS setup a snap. Just slip the EZ-Attach unit on an extension pole and pull down to secure.
3. Accessorize It
Top your feeding station with one of our many finials (g). If you have squirrels or raccoons that would become a nuisance at your new feeding station, be sure to add a squirrel or raccoon baffle (h). Finally, fill and add your feeders.