Imagine seeing your birds so close you can count the feathers. Have you ever seen a cardinal feed its young? There are many window bird feeders available to choose from these days. Open trays, tube feeders, suet feeders and small hoppers come in a wide variety of shapes and materials.
However, do you know that you can own a window bird feeder with a one-way viewing feature that lets you watch the birds, but the birds can not see you? This fascinating feature has been around for about 10 years. Watch as your children or home bound relatives get up close to the window bird feeder and never scare the birds away. Impossible you say?
Originally designed by a Cape Cod father for his handicapped son, two-way viewing is the perfect answer for many households. These window bird feeders are designed so that you can fill, clean and view wild birds from inside the comfort of your house. There are models that fit in your window like an air-conditioner for double hung windows. These are the most popular due to ease of use. You can fill the feeder from inside your home. The opening is large enough for your hand so that you can clean the large window area safely indoors. This is the perfect choice for children and home bound birders. Nursing homes and elderly complexes love these models for their clients to use. Loved ones confined to wheelchairs can simply move as close as they need to be without scaring the birds away. The sheer joy on their faces while they watch their birds is priceless.
Some window feeder models use suction cups and are narrow enough for crank-out windows. These models will have to be filled and cleaned from outside the home for obvious reasons. Some styles incorporate a two-way film for simple viewing pleasure. There is a special window film you can attach to your window, allowing you to use any window feeder for two-way viewing.
Many people are apprehensive about using window feeders for fear that birds will hurt themselves flying into the glass. Birds going to window bird feeders are like airplanes coming in to land at an airport. Planes apply brakes in order to land safely. Birds use their wings to "brake" against the wind as they land on any bird feeder. It is the same principle.
Witness a mother bird while she feeds a newly fledged baby bird. Hear their cries for food. Watch the mating ritual of many wild bird species inside your feeder. It's like watching your own nature channel without the television. Your children will learn more about wild birds using these special feeders than any textbook could provide. Spend hours during the spring seasons as more and more new species of wild birds discover these window bird feeders that provide a protective location while they feed.
Try different food sources in your window bird feeder. We supply fruit such as oranges and apples. We provide water in small dishes, mealworms in cups and hair in mesh bags for nesting. Window bird feeders provide more ways to attract birds than any other style of bird feeder. The only limit is your imagination.
