Thought I would post this here.
Grapes, grapes and more grapes. This is the time of the year that insects and bugs are starting to disappear. Almost all insects and bugs eating birds will eat grapes. Any type of grapes will work but they prefer the Globe grapes. They are the big, red, round looking grapes with seeds. A benefit of using grapes with seeds is that the birds will disperse the seeds and you might end up with a grape plant. Another benefit is that the grapes will attract insects and bugs. Since I can not afford to feed birds meal and wax worms all day long, I keep grapes out for them to eat until it time for me to feed them the worms. The Tennessee Warblers and Gray Catbirds were constantly eating and fighting over the grapes. This is the number one reason that both the T. Warblers and Gray Catbirds stay in my yard for so long. Birds that will eat grapes are Woodpeckers, American Robins, Brown Thrashers, Bluebirds, Towhees, Blue Jays, Gray Catbirds, Northern Mockingbirds, Northern Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Tennessee Warblers, Vireos, and a few others. Just hang them up at different heights to attract the most variety of species. Now, this may sound a bit crazy but Hummingbirds and Butterflies will drink the juice from the grapes. I took several pictures of this just to show my husband.