[lucy78green]

I did a wee experiment in my garden as the birds seemed to have a preference for a seed feeder with a red hole, and wouldn't eat out of the other green plastic one. I put red electrical tape around the hole, I have also repainted my green metal peanut feeder red with enamel paint, and I painted all my fatball feeders red, orange and yellow. The birds do seem to be more attracted to the feeders now, but their position on the tree is also a factor. Some birds prefer those feeders higher up the tree, others like the ones nearest the hedge. The starlings prefer the ones next to a handy branch so they can perch there and feed instead of hanging onto the feeders. Despite having a nyjer feeder for over a year I had hardly any interest until I changed branches, and now I have 1 pair of goldfinches who come nearly every day.