Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Platform Bird Feeders



What are platform bird feeders you could be wondering and what's their purpose with feeding birds? Well to put it in layman's terms a platform bird feeder is designed for birds who love to eat bird seed off the ground. Platform bird feeders can be places a little above ground, or the can be mounted off a deck a tree or a stump. You may order a platform pole mount to mount your platform bird feeder on a pole.

The biggest difference between hanging bird feeders and platform bird feeders is that with a hanging bird feeder the bird seed is dispensed thru a crack or a little opening in the bird feeder. With a platform bird feeder the bird seed is placed on a platform, or a plate and the birds peck the food from a pile or scattering. Some platform bird feeders, or tray bird feeders come with a screen sufficiently large for the birds beaks, but too little for the hands of the squirrels, this is a great feature.

Platform bird feeders and tray bird feeders also know as ground bird feeders are straightforward to maintain and clean, and will bring different sorts of birds to your yard than that of a hanging bird feeder. If you choose to get a platform bird feeder, be certain that you've got a satisfactory location in your yard before you make the acquisition.