The hopper feeders is extremely popular both with people and feather fliers alike. This feeder comes in a wide variety of styles such as gazebo, chalet and many more. Hopper feeders have a large central reservoir that fills itself with seeds, and it automatically dispenses the seeds out of slots or ports in the bottom as the birds feed on them. Most hopper feeders have the capacity to hold large amounts of seeds and are easy to clean and fill.
The hopper feeder is designed to keep the seeds dry by using a roof and side panels that keep the seeds out of the elements. This type of feeder attracts a wide variety of birds like the chickadee, red bellied woodpecker, morning dove, cardinal, sparrow and many more. The best seeds to use in this feeder are mixed wild bird seeds and black oil sun flower seeds. By using those type of seeds they may attract unwanted birds and other unwelcome guests. This particular types of feeder also prevent squirrel and other animals from getting to the bird's seeds.
The feeder has perches or rails for the birds to stand on while they feed so that they do not have to stand in the seeds. Standing in the seeds would cause the seeds to become contaminated by the bird's droppings. Some wild birds will shovel mixed seeds out of the feeder, in an attempt to find their favorite type of seed. Hopper feeders can be sit up as a pole-mounted feeder or a hanging feeder . One of the benefits of this feeder is that it will attract wild birds that will not visit a suet or a tube feeder. One problem that this and other feeders face is squirrels, because they can jump to access these feeders. To avoid squirrels, be sure to place your feeder at least seven feet away from any surface that a squirrel can jump from. On a pole-mounted hopper feeder, a squirrel baffle at the bottom of the feeder will frustrate the squirrels until they say, "no lunch here today."
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