Is it safe to put up a bird feeder?

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Jetgirly asked:


I live in a university residence building (apartment-style). There is a tree outside my apartment, approximately four meters from the wall of my building. I would like to hang an inexpensive bird feeder in the tree. In my old apartment (not school-owned) we were not allowed to hang bird feeders on our balconies because they apparently attracted rats. Do you think it would be safe to hang a feeder in a tree four meters from my building?

[I refuse to ask the residence services staff, because we don’t get along (we got in a fight when I moved in and found love letters and spilled alcohol inside my supposedly clean apartment, then again when they accidentally gave the keys to my storage locker to another student who then went through all of my stored belongings).]
My primary concern is attracting rodents or other unwanted pests to the building.

Carmen

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    • This entry was posted on Monday, March 31st, 2008 at 12:56 pm and is filed under Bird Feeders. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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    7 Responses to “Is it safe to put up a bird feeder?”

    1. brnttbabe234 Says:
      March 31st, 2008 at 5:02 pm

      yeah, thats totally cool.. its not like its illegal

    2. Phil S Says:
      April 1st, 2008 at 12:05 pm

      I think it would be safe. just dont fall off the ladder.

    3. pjnickles Says:
      April 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 pm

      As long as it doesn’t attract ostrich.

    4. george g Says:
      April 7th, 2008 at 9:54 am

      The bird droppings which will happen make sure the seeds bird feeder is not easy to see.
      The bird feeder is not easy to see.

    5. Eric Says:
      April 10th, 2008 at 6:14 am

      rats????? eww. it would be safe, but keep your windows closed =) but believe it or not, birds have several feeding sites they visit throught the day, what they have a difficult time finding is clean water. if you can only put up one item then put up a bird bath instead of a bird feeder. and you could that on your balcony and it will not attract rats.

    6. Ami Lynn Says:
      April 10th, 2008 at 3:47 pm

      For it tell them youre naturalist wildlife conservationist or whatever they are there is always way around difficult people.

    7. Valkyrie Says:
      April 12th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

      The winter to metal its like having your fingers sticking to find the suet is probably what attracted the house and or fruit suet can be injured especially woodpeckers just give them great alternative would be found at walmart in the cold the tree make sure to buy cage that the rodents.
      My yard luckily they will visit all the traps took care of them great alternative would be suet can be injured especially.