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Is it OK to hang bird feeders in trees?

Jeff Jones
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Jeff Jones is a Bird Specialist based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the writer of BirdOculars, a website dedicated to helping people become better birders. He has over 18 years of experience and specializes in feeding birds and wildlife. Jeff experiments to find ways to encourage birds he wants to study and his website help others to do the same.

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I would not hang a bird feeder from a tree unless it was a squirrel-proof feeder. There’s just too many predators that can get interested in your yard if you hang feeders where they can easily get to them. If you must hang the bird feeder on a tree, keep it at least six feet from the trunk or the tree limbs.

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What do I feed an abandoned baby bird?

Jeff Jones
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Jeff Jones is a Bird Specialist based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the writer of BirdOculars, a website dedicated to helping people become better birders. He has over 18 years of experience and specializes in feeding birds and wildlife. Jeff experiments to find ways to encourage birds he wants to study and his website help others to do the same.

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I would contact the local wildlife rehabilitator in your area and ask for help. Many young birds are left alone by parents on purpose in between feeding them. Adult birds do this on order to not attract any attention to them.

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Who can I call to take care of a baby bird?

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Contact a local Wildlife Rehabilitator or ASPCA officer, who is best equipped to take care of the bird. To find one near you, look online for regional directories such as http://wildliferehabinfo.org/, or phone your local vet clinic, who should have details of organizations in your area who can help.

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Can a baby bird survive if it's injured?

Pippa Elliott, MRCVS
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The chances are very slim of an injured baby bird surviving. The risk of the bird succumbing to shock or infection is too great. Mother Nature's way of counteracting this high mortality rate is for birds to hatch multiple eggs at one time, with the expectation of only a few surviving to adulthood.

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