Woodpecker feeders are specifically intended for woodpeckers but other birds may enjoy it as well. Knowing these things will be a lot helpful in setting up your own bird feeder.
The materials that you will need for the
bird feeders are pieces of wood, pointed saw and some nails. To make it more interesting, consider this as some kind of a carpentry project. Create some kind of a space using the loop to fill in the woodpecker's food. Now the round holes that you are about to cut should be placed on the two sides so that the woodpecker can eat the food in there.
You need to set up the bird house feeder or the
window bird feeder in an area that you will most likely see it. You may choose a big branch so that it can give a wide space for the woodpeckers. However, consider also that the location should be obscure enough so as not to attract other birds unless you would want them to come in droves.
In order to set up your woodpecker feeders, you basically need to have three things which are power drill, twines and bird house feeder. Use the power drill to bore a hole into the chosen tree branch. You have to make sure that the hole you made is deep enough to let the twines pass through it. Now, after inserting the twines or shoelaces into the holes, put up the feeder at a height that you want it to be placed. Make sure that you could easily fill it up with bird food such as peanuts, raisins, cracked corns and sunflower seeds. If you have placed the woodpecker feeders too high, then it would be a hassle for you to fill it up with food since you will need a ladder.
Another thing that you have to secure is the twines of the woodpecker feeders. For it to be more stable, you could tie it in two separate places.
Now, you have finally completed your woodpecker feeder’s setup. If you see anything that needs to be changed on the entire feeder, then you may do so. You will notice that sooner or later, woodpeckers will be scrimping for the food in your feeders. The best thing that you can do is to take pictures of them to probably enjoy them. Woodpecker feeders are not that difficult to manage as what they seem. You just need a small brush to clean off the dirt in the feeder. Through this way, woodpeckers would definitely be more enticed to come back for more.
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