Is it odd for birds to hang onto window screen?
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Comments (18)Jane, if you only have one feeder out, you might try a good mixture with black oil sunflower seeds stirred into it. Don't get the cheapie kind with those little reddish-brown "BB's" in it. I have never seen ANYTHING actually eat those. I get mine at PetSmart, and I really love the Stokes mixture that has no hulls in it. I feed it, black oiler sunflowers and safflower seed. Safflower seed goes into a feeder that doesn't have squirrel protection, because they don't really like it, but cardinals and titmice do. HOWEVER, no matter what you are feeding, there will be times when birds are not around for various reasons. I have hardly any right now, mostly due to a pair of hawks hanging about our neighborhood. And even without the hawks, birds often disappear for a few weeks now and then. One more thing...don't forget that WATER is probably even more important than seed in luring birds to your yard. You'll notice that most of Maureen's pictures feature her great birdbath. Be sure to provide several "baths" around the yard. They can be anything from decorative features to trashcan lids on the ground with 2" of water in them. I often turn clay pots upside down and put a clay saucer on top for water. Keep the water CLEAN and shallow, maybe even adding a rock in the center for birds to stand on. Good luck! Marcia...See MoreBird-friendly windows anyone?
Comments (3)We had the same problem with one very large window in particular. It faces west, so to a bird it would just reflect the sky and not look like a solid surface. You will probably not like this idea but it did work. I made a large drawing of an owl about a foot high. Very black, bold edges in Permanent marker. I checked to make sure it could be seen against the glare. No more hits. Since then, I have seen paper owl cut-outs in garden centers! So other people are treating the problem the same way. It's low tech but worth a try; if it works you've saved some money....See MoreHelp with Curtains- odd windows
Comments (16)Yeah that could definitely work. Maybe I could do 2.5" apart and 6 per panel instead of 3" so there would be less overlap on the outer panels. So then the next question becomes, what do I attach the nails to since we don't have window casings to play off of? The outside of the windows have cypress headers and my husband suggested mimicking those on the inside. I thought maybe I could use pallet wood stacked 3 high and distress it to make a faux header. Would that look ridiculous? Kind of like the pic above with the distressed wood and the hooks....See MoreWhat sort of window treatment for odd window arrangement
Comments (20)During the day no one can see into my house because of the thermal window covering and screens so I leave the cellular shades open all day unless it is in a heat wave then I leave them down for the extra installation. I don't know what kind of windows you have, but if you are thinking of changing them for some more energy-efficient windows then I recommend that you change the window first and then buy the window treatment. If you do it the other way around it is likely that the existing shades won't work with the new windows. Another consideration is whether there will be a TV in the room. If there's going to be a TV in the room you may need to get some of those room darkening shades so that it blocks the glare on the TV set....See More- 17 years ago
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