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Should you own a bird as a pet you must already know that there are so many types of food for your feathered friend that it can be very confusing to figure out which one to buy. You can purchase your bird food along with some bird feeders from any gardening or hardware stores and sometimes even grocery stores too.

All types of birds will eat at different levels as some feel quite comfortable eating from the ground while there are many other birds that will prefer to eat from higher places. So when feeding birds you should consider placing a bird feeder at several different heights which can be for a variety of birds.

Consider to examining the bird feeder before buying it to make sure that it is resistant to rain or snow. This way the food for each bird will stay fresh for them. You should also open up the feeder to make sure that it can open and close easily whenever you need to clean it out.

There is a large variety of foods to feed the birds. Bird seeds are the most common food that is being used. You can find several types of seeds but it is the black sunflower seeds that a majority will eat the most. Always remember to keep the seeds stored where it is cool and dry this way you will ensure its freshness.

Suet is another type of bird seeds that are mixed with berries and other ingredients too along with meat fat. This kind of seeds are now popular with chickadees, nuthatches, blue jays and woodpeckers. You can create you own suet by melting the meat fat and the just add some berries, seeds and some other ingredients with the fat and then mix it well together.

Nectar is another kind of bird food that is commonly used for humming birds. It is a mixture of water and sugar. This too you can make yourself by boiling four parts of water and then add one part sugar and then just mix it together and let it sit so it will then cool off.

The humming birds are attracted to the color of red as it was once practiced to add red food coloring to the home made bird food. Should you really want to make sure that they will come to feed from the feeders, you can plant several flowers with some red blooms or even try tying a few red ribbons to the bird feeder. This should help you a little with feeding your fine feathered friends as they are sure to enjoy your company as you will enjoy theirs.