What are Types of Deck Poles?
Deck Railings and Posts are what determines the styles of Deck Poles that can be used. There are 3 different mount styles: screw, clamp and baluster. Backyard Wild Birds has a large selection of Deck Bird Feeder Poles that work with different styles. Deck Poles are useful to hang bird feeders off of a deck and give a close up view of backyard wild birds. There are many choices on which Bird Feeders to use on these poles. It depends on what type of seed or food you would like to use to attract specific types of wild birds. See Birding Info article on the many different Deck Bird Feeder Poles Styles.
What Type of Seed on Deck Poles?
Sunflower seeds are the most popular to use to attract a variety of wild birds. For sunflower bird feeders on deck poles, they need to be capable of providing their own defense against squirrels, raccoons, etc., if you have them in your area. This is because there isn’t a way to put a Pole Squirrel Baffle on them. Some examples are the bird feeders on the Deck Pole Bird Feeder Bracket Arm, Deck Bird Feeder Swing Bracket and the Deck Pole Baluster Mount. Some other good choices to serve sunflower seeds would be from the Squirrel Proof Bird feeders category put on a Deck Pole.
Deck Bird Feeder Bracket Arm Deck Bird Feeder Swing Bracket
Use Hummingbird Feeders on Deck Poles?
Any of the Deck Bird Feeder Poles can be used with Hummingbird or Thistle feeders, since they don't require self defense from squirrels or raccoons. A few examples are shown below:
Deck Hummingbird Feeder Pole Hummingbird Feeder With Shepherd Hook
But you are not limited to these, you can use any of the Hummingbird Feeders or Thistle Tube Bird Feeders on any of the Deck Bird Feeder Poles.
