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Bird feeder question about spilling and rat/mice??

I have lots of birds in the yard and want to feed them but when I put out a feeder, it spills and I get mice/rats that come around. (I live on a hill and so we have little field mice) but also sometimes a rat will come (gross). Does anyone know of a feeder that will not spill over? Something sturdy? Thanks!

I think I have made friends with a wild bird. I have been feeding it seeds. Is this possible? This bird foll

ows me and I see it when I go for long walks with my dog. It will sit up on a fence which is way over on the other side of the hill and it will sit there and “cheep” for me. Then, I “cheep” back. It sort of talks to me. Is this possible? I know it is the same bird.
It lets me get real close to it. I hold out my arm, but it will not come to me. It will follow me, however!!

Bird Feeding Chicks in Nest on Fire Escape in San Francisco

A bird feeds two chicks in a nest built in an empty pot on a fire escape outside an apartment window in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco.

Bird feeder question about spilling and rat/mice??

I have lots of birds in the yard and want to feed them but when I put out a feeder, it spills and I get mice/rats that come around. (I live on a hill and so we have little field mice) but also sometimes a rat will come (gross). Does anyone know of a feeder that will not spill over? Something sturdy? Thanks!

I think I have made friends with a wild bird. I have been feeding it seeds. Is this possible? This bird foll

ows me and I see it when I go for long walks with my dog. It will sit up on a fence which is way over on the other side of the hill and it will sit there and “cheep” for me. Then, I “cheep” back. It sort of talks to me. Is this possible? I know it is the same bird.
It lets me get real close to it. I hold out my arm, but it will not come to me. It will follow me, however!!