Birdfeeders provide day-long campsite entertainment

Winter is a good time to add bird feeders to your campsite, providing entertainment and helping wild birds to survive.

Hang various types of bird feeders to attract a variety of birds. A platform feeder will attract certain birds and a tube feeder others.

Attract acrobatic and energetic hummingbirds with a special hummingbird feeder, and wooodpeckers, jays, and other larger birds with a suet feeder.

Oranges cut in half and stuck on the branch of a tree or bush will draw orioles. You can buy wild bird seed at most grocery stores and at pet supply and feed stores.

ou will soon have friendly birds visiting your campsite regularly providing day-long entertainment. Be sure to clean up the spill under your feeders periodically to keep from attracting rodents.