Safflower Seeds for Cardinals and House Finches Safflower seeds are a great option for attracting cardinals and house finches, as well as deterring less desirable birds like grackles and starlings.

In fact, some of the bothersome bully birds out there—grackles, starlings and blackbirds—actively avoid safflower seeds.

One of those is the safflower seed. Safflower has a thick shell that is hard for some birds to crack open, but it is a cardinal favorite. They have little trouble breaking them open. Add some to your ...

Safflower: This is kept in our feeders ... It’s highly toxic. Suet: Not a seed, but particularly in winter, when birds need fat for a source of energy, suet is a good thing to put at your ...

Q: Last week you explained the reasons that so many bird species prefer black oil sunflower. What about safflower seed? Anne in Lebanon. A: Safflower seed, which is included in many feeding mixes ...

The hot coatings are made with a safflower base, which appeals to birds. Birds, like people, can be picky eaters. Seed is believed to be the best food to attract the widest variety of them.

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Safflower — These white seeds are slightly ... s vulnerable to rot and can quickly turn to mush. When choosing a bird seed mix, pay attention to the ingredients list on the package.

and many experts believe that safflower seeds are particularly disliked by squirrels. Fortunately, birds seem to like them just fine. By filling the bird feeder with safflower seeds, you can teach ...

Invite cardinals to your feeder. They love to dine on safflower and black oil sunflower seeds. Heather Cwach Special to The Star Feeding birds is an enjoyable backyard hobby. For many, gardening ...

I have some hemp. It's been in a tube feeder on our bird-busy deck for more three weeks, pretty much ignored. Today I replaced it with golden safflower seed, same feeder, same place. It took not ...