Songbird Essentials Safflower Seeds for Songbirds
Do you have “feeder hogs” like Blackbirds, Grackles, Starlings, and Squirrels that keep smaller birds away?Safflower Seed is a great seed to use to attract the birds you want!
Safflower Seeds have a bitter flavor and a different shape than other types of birdseed. This makes Safflower Seed an ideal addition to feeding stations to keep Grackles, Starlings and squirrels away.
Songbird Essentials Safflower Seeds for Songbirds is ‘All Natural, No Fillers’ Safflower Seeds are smaller than black oil sunflower seeds but similar in their tapered shape. They are white seeds that are high in protein, fat, and fiber that can provide superior nutrition too many different backyard birds.
Safflower Seed is a Cardinal favorite. Safflower seeds are best offered in large hopper, tube, or platform feeders. Any feeder that can accommodate whole sunflower seeds will also be suitable for offering Safflower Seeds. Tossing some of the seed on the ground near shrubby, sheltered areas can also be a good way to provide it to ground-feeding birds such as doves.
Because safflower seeds look and taste different than more familiar sunflower seeds, birds may take some time to get used to this new food offering. Mixing small amounts of safflower seed into a birdseed mix or with black oil sunflower seeds can tempt birds to try the new seed. The proportion of safflower to sunflower can gradually be changed as they accept the new food. At first, birders should be prepared for some spillage as birds sort through mixes to get to the most familiar seeds, but removing alternative foods can encourage birds to try something new.
Birds that eat Safflower Seeds: Chickadees, Grosbeaks, Blue Jays, Downy Woodpeckers, House Finches, Purple Finches, Mourning Doves, Cardinals, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Titmice and Nuthatches.
Available in 5, 20 or 40 pound bags.
Features:
- High in protein, fat, and fiber
- Provides superior nutrition
- Keeps Blackbirds, Grackles, Starlings and Squirrels away
Benefits:
- Attracts Chickadees, Grosbeaks, Blue Jays, Downy Woodpeckers, House Finches, Purple Finches, Mourning Doves, Cardinals, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Titmice and Nuthatches
Details:
- Weight: 5, 20, or 40 pound bags
- Dimensions: 16.50” D x 9.00” W x 3.00” H (5 lb.), 26.00” D x 14.00” W x 3.50” H (20 lb.), 30.00” D x 16.00” W x 6.00” H (40 lb.)
- Manufacturer: Songbird Essentials
So give the Cardinals their favorite seed and keep the pests away at the same time, with Songbird Essentials Safflower Seeds for Songbirds .
