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bird feeder

American  

noun

  1. an outdoor container with food for birds.


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My first idea was to put a bird feeder outside her window.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Over 16 million households are thought to put out food on a regular basis, with an estimated one bird feeder for every nine birds that use them.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

Buy a cheap feeder, fill it with corn, and put it 10 feet away from your bird feeder.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026

On Day 5, shortly after the backyard sprinklers stopped their cycle, a single squirrel tentatively zigzagged across the yard bound for the bird feeder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2024

Tiny wrens and sparrows hopped around the yard and fluttered up to the bird feeder on the fencepost.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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