06/04/2026
If you’re a bird lover AND an outdoor cat lover, try these tips for keeping birds safe this summer.
🐦⬛ Keep bird feeders out in the open, away from anything cats can climb to reach birds at the feeder, or bushes where cats can hide.
🐦⬛ Try forgoing feeders and instead landscape with native plants that have seeds, berries, nuts, nectar or buds the birds enjoy (or plants that attract bugs they eat). Eliminating feeders will also help limit the spread of avian flu and other diseases by preventing birds from congregating.
🐦⬛ Set a feeding schedule so birds know when to come for their snack every day… preferably a time when the cats are snoozing.
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