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One night I looked out in my backyard and saw this weird creature under out bird feeder. It turned out to be an opossum. Did you know that they eat birdseed?

Of course I knew opossums ate birdseed. Besides birds and opossums, lots of other creatures like birdseed: skunks, racoons, chipmunks and, if you are lucky, maybe even a squirrel or two. Last year some lady gave us a photo of a runaway horse that stopped for a quick snack at her bird feeder. We have seen other pictures of bears, foxes and even the shy flying squirrels at feeders. Getting a surprise visitor is one of the most rewarding things about putting out a bird feeder.

Everything eats birdseed. And why not? It’s good for you. Just look what’s in most mixed birdseed – sunflower, cracked corn and millet. Sunflower seeds are full of protein and taste great. Even those overpaid, crybaby baseball players who can afford anything eat sunflower seeds. And we all know how important corn is. Entire civilizations have survived for years on corn until Pizza Hut was discovered. Stop in a health food store sometime, you’ll find Granola Heads lining up to buy all kinds of freaky food made out of millet.

My goal is to get the government to serve birdseed as part of the school lunch program. The kids would be healthier and I’d be rich. Also, by serving birdseed, it would be easier for the students to spot any hunks of thumbs in their food

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Of course I knew opossums ate birdseed. Many other animals, such as skunks, racoons, chipmunks, and, if you’re lucky, perhaps even a squirrel or two, enjoy birdseed in addition to birds and opossums. A woman last year sent us a picture of a stray horse that stopped at her bird feeder to have a quick snack. Other images of foxes, bears, and even the timid flying squirrels at feeders have been shown to us. The best part of setting out a bird feeder is when you get a surprise visitor.

Everything eats birdseed. And why not? It’s good for you. Take a look at what’s typically found in mixed bird seed: millet, cracked corn, and sunflower. Sunflower seeds are full of protein and taste great. Sunflower seeds are a staple food for even the overpaid, whiny baseball players who can afford anything. And we all know how important corn is. Pizza Hut was discovered after years of entire civilizations surviving on corn. When you visit a health food store, you’ll see Granola Heads queuing up to purchase a variety of strange millet-based foods.

Getting the government to include birdseed in the school lunch program is my main objective. The kids would be healthier and I’d be rich. Additionally, the students would find it simpler to identify any chunks of thumb in their food if birdseed was served.

When I looked out into my backyard one night, I noticed this strange creature beneath our bird feeder. It turned out to be an opossum. Did you know that they eat birdseed?.

FAQ

What animal is eating my bird seed at night?

Rodents, such as flying squirrels, gray squirrels, western gray, and red squirrels, mice, chipmunks, voles, and rats. Carnivores, coyotes, opossums, skunks, bears, raccoons. Birds such as, geese, ducks.

How do I keep possums out of my bird feeder?

While they are good climbers, opossums are only likely to discover a feeder when it has a lot of seed spillage to the ground. A daily cleanup of discarded seed (and any other potential food source) is often enough to discourage them.

Do bird feeders attract opossums?

Opossums are attracted to the smell of pet food, bird feeders, chicken coops, and essentially all food left outside. Luckily, you can still feed your pets and birds without feeding the pesky opossums. Simply bring your feeders inside at night and keep them isolated while outside.

Do opossums eat sunflower seeds?

The opossum is a true opportunist. The last couple of winters we have had opossums visit our home wildlife feeding station, near Lake Waconia, eating cracked corn and sunflower seeds like the chickadees, juncos and gray and red squirrels.