While you may want to invite many species of birds into your backyard with a feeder, this gadget can also attract rodents and predators if you make a common mistake.
A lot of nature-lovers end up making a common mistake with their bird feeders that tends to attract rodents and other pesky predators - but there is a simple fix for this.
This means you need to be careful about how you will utilise your bird feeder in order to avoid rodents and even predators like foxes and cats. These animals can be attracted to the food in the feeder and could even end up slaughtering the birds that you want to see fluttering around your garden. Expert Thomas Hibbert from the Wildlife Trust explained: "If food is really hard to find in your area, you could offer some seeds or suet in a squirrel-proof feeder."
Top Life Hack Stories Today Certain smells can also deter rats and squirrels but won't affect the birds from fluttering to your feeder. Garlic, pepper, cayenne pepper, and peppermint are all extremely unappealing to rodents but birds are unable to taste these spices.
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