Fruit Eating Birds

Adding fruit feeders to your backyard can attract many fruit eating birds that might not otherwise come to feeders. Fruit can be offered in hanging feeders, wire feeders designed for holding pieces of fruit or fruit suet, or nectar feeders for fruit eating birds.

Some of the birds that like to eat orange halves placed in a holder are:

Success of feeding birds such as orioles seems to come when they are already present in the area. Mockingbirds seem to be very territorial. If you start feeding the mockingbirds, place the feeder away from existing feeders. It may take years to attract orioles if a customer is just starting to plant their yard with fruit trees and bushes. It is always fun to see what may be attracted to yards with fruit feeders. It is always worth the effort, especially if you are rewarded by seeing these birds up close.

Planting fruit producing trees and shrubs will attract a wider variety of birds and assist them in surviving hard winters.  The Robins will be attracted to cherries and crabapples.  Bluebirds will also be attracted by fruits!