| Tube bird feeders are given this name for the | | | | where they all eat on the tray at the bottom. |
| obvious reason; they are a tube shaped bird | | | | With these there is a tray to catch falling seed, |
| feeder that makes use of this unique design to | | | | but the birds can eat while sitting on a perch |
| offer a little something different to the birds that | | | | anywhere on the feeder. This means that you |
| come to eat. The cylindrical shape makes it | | | | must keep the bird feeder full to allow the |
| harder for a pest to latch on to it if they are | | | | perches to be useful places for them to eat from. |
| going to try to steal seeds, or whatever it is you | | | | They can also eat from the tray, which may |
| choose to feed, because they have nothing to | | | | allow for some larger birds to hop on, but as very |
| grab onto. This means you lose less feed to the | | | | little will fall it is better to count on this type of |
| squirrels, chipmunks or other rodents who | | | | bird feeder being for smaller birds. |
| otherwise might see the bird feeder as a free | | | | Therefore if this is the type of bird feeder you |
| meal. As well these kinds of feeders are more | | | | want to use you will need to understand that you |
| likely to bring you the smaller birds, so if you have | | | | will not be seeing any jays, doves, cardinals, |
| a preference between smaller birds or larger birds | | | | grackles or other large birds eating from it. If on |
| that may be a deciding factor on whether you | | | | the other hand you like chickadees, finches or |
| want this type of bird feeder or not. | | | | nuthatches then you will be happy with this |
| Theses tube bird feeders can be a variety of | | | | feeder. Tube bird feeders can hold a variety of |
| sizes and so hold different amounts of food. But | | | | birdseeds from the small Niger seeds to the much |
| that is not why they attract the smaller birds as | | | | larger sunflower seeds. Check before you make |
| opposed to the larger ones. The reason for this is | | | | your purchase because some will come with |
| the size of the perches. These feeders tend to | | | | different sized holes for the use of certain types |
| have perches up the sides of the tube which | | | | of seeds. You will also need to know what the |
| allow the birds to eat at different levels on the | | | | birds in your area prefer to eat. |
| feeders. This is unlike the platform bird feeders | | | | |