Read About Cardinal Bird Feeder

The cardinal is one of the most colorful song birds that you can attract to a bird feeder. Here's everything you need to know about a cardinal bird feeder.

Getting a cardinal to your bird feeder

Getting a cardinal to occupy your bird feeder is not that difficult. You can make your bird feeder a cardinal bird feeder by placing it in an area that has flowering or fruit producing shrubs and trees and placing the feeder about five feet off of the ground. Cardinals prefer the cardinal bird feeder be placed in an area that has some vegetation because they live in dense areas and feel more comfortable feeding in an area that's similar to their natural environment.

Cardinals also like cardinal feeders that are placed next to flowering and fruit bearing trees and shrubs because they can build their nests in these trees and shrubs. Cardinals particularly like to make nests in honeysuckle trees and will eat the fruit off of any fruit bearing tree when the tree is in bloom. When the tree is not in bloom, they like to have a steady flow of seed to fall back on.

Cardinals are also known for liking cardinal bird feeders that are shaped like a gazebo. These feeders are stable, which allows larger birds like cardinals to comfortably eat. They also hold large seeds well and are fairly good at distributing larger sunflower seeds.

If you want to keep the birds in your yard, you can offer them more than just a cardinal bird feeder. All birds like to have access to clean sources of water and are attracted to yards that have clean, free flowing bird baths. If you want to add a bath for the cardinals, you should make sure it has a heater or it will freeze over during the winter months.

What does the cardinal eat?

You can determine what kind of food a bird eats by the shape and length of its beak. In the cardinal's case, the bird has a short cone shaped beak, which means that it loves to eat seeds. This beak shape is great for cracking open and then extracting seeds. To get the cardinals to come to your cardinal bird feeder, put black-oil sunflower seeds, bread, cracked corn and safflower in the cardinal bird feeder. Be aware that cardinals are not the only birds that like this food and will probably be one of many different species that visit your cardinal bird feeder.