I am not a serious birder. I have 5 bird feeders, 3 in front and 2 in the back yard.

[TexasProgresive]

I do have a question. One of the feeders is a whimsical British call box. My wife ordered it for me and it was described thus, " 16"H plus nylon hanging cord." Do you catch the deception? It is actually about 9 inches high. But that's not my question.

It is the only red feeder up and these little birds (sparrows, finches and chickadees) try to empty it as quickly as possible. I know that hummingbirds are attracted to red, are other birds as well?

[soothsayer]

1. Dr Who fans?

I don’t have an honest answer but it’s an interesting question and that thing is darling

[CloudWatcher]

3. Blue?

It seems the Tardis has lost its color and chameleon circuit! Perhaps if it were painted blue the birds would not pay it so much attention

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. It's a normal British phone booth. They are (were?) were always red.

The Tardis is a police call box. Those were blue, and members of the public could use them to call the police before there was 911 (or in Britain, 999).

[Arkansas Granny]

2. I don't know if color has anything to do with it or not. It looks like it has a roomy perch

and that might make it more attractive to the birds.

[TexasProgresive]

4. The bigger birds seem to avoid it, like cardinals.

[hermetic]

6. Nice feeder

Maybe they're all just really hungry right now. I put seeds out every day on an old brown board that's about 4' off the ground and get a variety of wrens, sparrows and chickadees. This morning I had to brush a bit of snow off, then I sprinkled the usual amount. They were on it in no time and after about 20 minutes I saw they had eaten it all! That was a first. So I put more out and I guess they finally got their fill.

Being in lockdown for so long, it really brightens my day to watch and hear them every morning.

[SWBTATTReg]

7. You use just an old board, out in the yard...interesting! NT

[hermetic]

8. Yeah,

You can see some seed still. I also sprinkle it on the dark board behind. That's the top of a "greenhouse," the roof consists of old windows and lattice pieces which are all covered with snow right this minute. There's about 6 birds out there right now, hopping around.

[SWBTATTReg]

9. Thanks so much, I got bird seed, tried using a feeder but it didn't take, the board seems a

lot easier (for me and the birds) to use/access. Thanks for such an elegant, yet simple solution. I've been looking for a while what to use being that the old feeders I had didn't do the trick (no birds). Take care!

[TexasProgresive]

11. The board wouldn't work well for us

We have a pet wild white tail for who has a love for bird seed. I give her a measured amount in a bowl. To much grain can founder any hoofed or animal. She is very spoiled our Dearie is.

[SWBTATTReg]

12. founder? Not sure of this usage, so looked up, learned something new today! Thanks so much!

Founder ...

transitive verb

: to disable (an animal) especially by excessive feeding

[Mosby]

10. I think the size of the perch matters

That feeder is perfect for small birds.