| If you have decided that you want to put a | | | | so that you can always have one hanging up. |
| feeder for the birds into your garden you may | | | | Cleaning one of these feeders should be done |
| feel that you want something different than the | | | | with good strong bleach. But, If that is what you |
| standard types. Anyone can have a tube feeder | | | | use you need to be certain you rinse it extremely |
| or the more common wooden platform bird | | | | well so that there is nothing in the feeder that |
| feeders. Perhaps you are looking instead for a | | | | could make the birds ill. The smell may also be |
| glass bird feeder. These are a more elegant, and | | | | strong enough to cause the birds to steer clear. It |
| often more expensive, type of feeder. Still, it | | | | is therefore recommended that you let the |
| may be your preference to have something a | | | | feeder air for a couple of days before putting it |
| little different, a little more stylish that makes a | | | | back into use. This is another reason why having |
| statement instead of just a bird feeder sitting in | | | | two feeders made of glass to rotate them for |
| your garden. They are also good to have because | | | | cleaning makes more sense. This may seem |
| they tend to last longer than other feeders, are | | | | extreme but if you want to use bird feeders |
| less likely to disintegrate with the elements and | | | | made of glass these are the steps you need to |
| will not rot. | | | | take. |
| The only thing is if you choose one of these their | | | | One other benefit of glass bird feeders is that |
| care is a little more complicated than that of the | | | | they seem to attract more birds than many of |
| other kinds of feeders. Glass bird feeders need to | | | | the other kinds. Perhaps it is being able to see the |
| be cleaned more often since the bird mess will | | | | other birds so clearly when they are feeding or |
| cloud it quickly. Therefore they must be taken | | | | maybe because these are often colorful. Some |
| down every few days and washed. The best | | | | people think it is because they can see the bird |
| way to do this is to only put in enough food to | | | | seeds more clearly. But, whatever it is if you hang |
| last a few days. This way you do not waste the | | | | one of these in your garden you will get to enjoy |
| bird food. Then when it is emptied you can clean | | | | bird watching out your window. |
| it. Some people suggest having a second feeder | | | | |