Bird lovers I have questions

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13. I got ears of calico corn near Halloween

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It had some of the prettiest colors I've seen in years. I put the whole ears in a basket on the picnic table and watched as the squirrels rearranged it day by day until the basket was empty and the ears were scattered in the yard. Other years, I've gotten field corn dried on the cob and stabbed part of a clothes hanger through the cob and hung it. Sometimes he squirrels have been able to dislodge the cob, hanger and all, and carry it to a place they like.

When I put oranges out, I cut them in half and stab them through thick twigs on the shrubs. One year, I had a squirrel who loved the oranges. They kept disappearing and I didn't think much of it. I looked up one day and saw almost a dozen dried up oranges cached on different branches in the sweetgum tree.

I usually put out peanuts, but haven't been able to get what I need for the birds.

Thank you for your input. I will make a note of your seeds, too.