"news" wrote in message
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I've always wanted a bird feeder in the back yard, so
I can watch pretty little birds feeding and singing. I
put up a large bird feeder with sunflower seed type
feed. And I waited, and waited some more......until they
showed up.....a flock of blackbirds....big ugly black-birds
crapping all over, taking over the yard....wanting more...
not exactly the picture perfect sight I was hoping for.
Does anyone have a suggestion for a bird feeder that
will feed the small pretty birds, and yet keep out the
pesky large blackbirds... thx

We had the exact same problem with squirrels and large birds. We want to
attract only small birds to eat the mosquitos. The link shows a picture of a
feeder similar to the one we got that works well for that purpose. I
wouldn't hang it though. Put it on a pole or attach it to something to keep
it stable or the larger animals will knock it over to get the seeds out. We
had a tubular feeder but the squirrels around here are clever. They would
hang on it upside down and chow down.Funny to watch but bird seed is
expensive.

I think the one we got was at HD. It's all green and comes with a pole
attachment. Sorry, I'm too lazy to go take a picture of it. The trick is the
hood. It helps keep the large birds out. If you hang it the birds/squirrels
will bump it and cause the seeds to fall out.

http://www.bugspray.com/pictures/products/dspbf.jpg

Jim