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Indigo Buntings love Japanese Millet (as do Mallards). If you are looking to attract Indigo Buntings we have Japanese Millet in stock.

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Birds can’t get attached to metal in the winter! Birds don’t have sweat glands and have scales on their legs. They are safe. If you have concerns around your heated bird bath use pipe insulation on the metal nearby that the birds may perch on.

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At one time the most popular birdseed wasn’t black oil sunflowers? It was hemp seeds. Birds love hemp seeds, but since the government mandates all hemp seeds are sterilized, the birds like it less. Plus a 50 pound bag of hemp seed is expensive.

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Have your cornucopia of birds disappeared from your feeders? Don’t panic. Birds are well aware of predators such as Cooper and Sharp-Shinned Hawks. They hang low until the coast is clear.

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Collecting crude oil from Canadian tar sand will have lasting impacts on birds and most likely will reduce many species of birds whom nest in the region.