Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bbn!rochester!cornell!uw-beaver!ubc-vision!alberta!teletron!bruce
From: bruce@teletron.UUCP (Bruce McIntosh)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: bird feeders
Message-ID: <157@teletron.UUCP>
Date: 9 Dec 87 00:45:52 GMT
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Organization: TeleTronic Communications Ltd., Edmonton, Alta.
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Keywords: help


   I've put a bird feeder on my balcony recently and to my continuing
disappointment none of the ungrateful little beggars has come to
sample what I would consider, if I were a bird ( and I'm not ), an
irresistible selection of goodies.
   The balcony is on the top floor of a three story building and faces
south ( no small consideration when you nearly trip over the arctic
circle on the way out to the car in the morning ). The feeder is
placed in the corner of the balcony with open space on two sides and is
attached to the railing. It is hanging on the inside of the railing and
I've considered hanging it on the outside to see if it might attract
more attention ( at the very least I'm sure the land lady will notice
it ). The feeder itself is made from a red coffee can screwed into the
middle of a 1 ft. x 2 ft. piece of plywood with a low border to keep the
seeds from blowing off too easily. The can has a few holes around the
bottom to allow seeds to flow out.
   It has been an uncommonly mild winter so far and I think the birds
aren't having any trouble locating food. Any ideas out there on how I
might make my feeder a little more appealing? 

                               alberta!teletron!bruce