As much as you may enjoy watching all the beautiful birds in your neighborhood gather at your bird feeder or bird water feeder, they may make a mess. Birds have no problem chucking some seeds to the ground or dropping seed husks when they’re finished. The result can be a pile of discarded seeds, husks, water and bird droppings beneath your feeder. This pile can damage the landscaping of your yard or invite bacteria and mold growth and smell, especially if you have a large bird feeder.
You have several options to address the bird mess. First, you may want to consider moving your feeder to different spots in your yard every month to give the piles time to decompose naturally. If that’s too much work, consider hanging your bird house feeder above a concrete or wooden deck or patio. This will make it easy for you to clean the debris, either by sweeping it up with a broom or using an outdoor vacuum.
If your preferred option is to hang your bird feeder in the yard, you can also place seed trays, platforms or nets below your bird feeder to collect the leavings from your outdoor feathered guests. Just remember to clean out the trays or platforms regularly.