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Blue Jay Peanut Feeder

I get a lot of Blue Jays on my deck. I feed them whole peanuts. I do not have a separate feeder. I add the peanuts with the sunflower seeds I have out for all the birds. The Blue Jays can be a little loud and aggressive for some birds. So I thought of getting a feeder just for their peanuts, separate from the other feeder. Maybe this will not scare off the other birds. And the Blue Jays will have their own feeder. Of course the woodpeckers and cardinals also like the peanuts. Maybe they could share and all get along. Just a thought.

We must remember to feed and water the birds all through the winter. Many of them depend on us for their survival.

Photo from Pixabay

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Written by Carol DM

25 Comments

  1. Well well. This worked on finding a post I hadn’t seen. What a cool idea Carol. Love the picture too. I found this post from Ellies post about birds on Virily or of Virily post. Part one.

  2. We get Blue Jays in our area but not at our house. They tend to stick to the forest preserves. We used to feed the birds but our condo association now forbids it. Unfortunately feeding the birds in Chicago has the unfortunate side-effect of feeding the rats. The coyotes help but there aren’t enough of them to go around.

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  3. Very original and unusual bird feeder. I have never seen this type before. Do the squirrels get around it and manage to steal the peanuts? Did you come up with the idea? Or did you buy it ready made? Unfortunately, even if you answer all those questions, I will never be able to feed the birds as the other condo tenants will probably complain about bird poo or peanuts pieces on their little balcony. They complained about my feeding the squirrels because apparently the mice would get some peanuts and then find some way to get into the garages of the condo residents and leave their droppings in the garages. So I had to stop feeding my little furry friends. Boo hoo….I am not crying for my little friends but I am mad at the other residents…

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  4. No peanut feeder but I think someone in the neighbourhood must have one as I find peanuts hidden all over my yard in the spring. Must be the squirrels.

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