We offer the choice of Freestanding or Ground fixed dovecotes. At Robinson Garden, we offer a wide choice of Dovecotes to suit any garden. Pigeons, crows and jackdaws should not be demonised for being greedy but gently encouraged to change their behaviour.Groundwork will entirely depend on the type of Dovecote that you are purchasing. If smaller birds are left to feed freely there is likely to be plenty of food to go around. The larger birds will be happy enough to leave the caged food alone!Īlthough these tips are specifically aimed at preventing larger birds from monopolising your bird food, it is always better to aim at supporting a harmonised garden bird society. Once you've gotten these bigger birds into this mindset they are less likely to bother with the food you provide in your lower garden leaving your smaller bird diners to eat in peace.Īn easier alternative might be to place some food in a caged feeder and some open. This transfers to their eating habits too, if you provide food in higher areas such as on top of the garden shed, big birds will almost immediately show preference towards eating there. Larger birds tend to prefer sitting and a greater height than smaller birds. If you provide them with an easier meal than going to your feeders in the garden they are likely to take it. Pigeons, crows and other large birds are always looking for an easy meal.
It is best to also connect the feeder to the hanging baskets this will make it more stable reducing the amount of seed that can be knocked to the ground. To do so simply connect the two hanging baskets together with wire and place them around the feeder, creating a spherical cage. If you hang your feeder from a tree or feeding station you will need to utilise two hanging baskets to create a cage around the feeder. This will prevent large birds from accessing the feeder and will leave them no opportunity for knocking seeds to the ground. If you place your feeder against a hedge, you can attach one hanging basket against the hedge that covers the feeder. You will need an existing seed feeder, one or two hanging baskets (depending on where you are placing your feeder) and some garden wire, these items are easy to acquire from most garden centres at a relatively low cost. Caged feeders are designed to prevent big birds from reaching the food within, their wider handles are easier to firmly secure to a branch this prevents the feeder from swinging side to side and reduces the amount of seed larger birds can knock to the ground.Īn alternative to buying a caged feeder is to make your own this is less costly and relatively simple. One way to prevent larger birds from damaging feeders and eating all of the seed from them is to invest in a caged feeder. Sometimes they can knock the entire feeder onto the ground this can instigate a ground feeding frenzy that will often damage the feeder. Birds such as starlings and jackdaws will clamp onto feeders and seemingly drink their contents.Įven though pigeons find it hard to get a stable perch they will deliberately knock seed feeders from side to side, spilling a lot of the seed onto the ground. Smaller birds such as blackbirds, chaffinches and dunnocks will happily root around the undergrowth whereas larger birds are more inclined to eat food that they can easily access and often when food is hidden in shrubbery and bushes larger birds follow the saying "out of sight, out of mind”.Įven if you prevent large birds from eating your ground feed, they can still be relentless. If you have dense shrubbery in your garden you can try placing bird food behind them. This prevents bigger birds from sticking their heads through the entrance holes and eating the food from outside of the sanctuary. When placing food within the sanctuary it is best to leave a decent (10cm) gap between each entrance and the food. Have a look at our ground bird feeder cage for some ideas. This entrance size will allow blackbirds and any smaller birds to enter and feast away till their heart's content! Bear in mind that the largest you should make any one entrance is 6cm or 2.5 inches. The best way to prevent this is through utilising a ground feeding table combined with an adjustable bird feeding station. Because of this ground feeding birds like robins and blackbirds are likely to be left with empty stomachs. Pigeons and the like will happily hoover up any food left upon the ground and on bird tables. Are you fed up of crows feasting on your fat balls, pigeons pigging out or starling stopping smaller birds from eating? Then these tips to keep larger birds at bay could be right up your street.
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