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Innovative squirrel-proof wild bird feeder design. Dramatic 17 dome keeps away squirrels, rain and snow. Huge 7-pound seed capacity. Easy to fill. Engineered to last a lifetime. Attracts songbirds such as chickadees, finches, cardinals, tufted titmice and downy woodpeckers. Can be hung or pole mounted.
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Best Squirrel Proof Feeder on the Market
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I have tried every squirrel proof feeder on the market over the past 35 years. This is the only one that truly works AND brings the birds in. Second place goes to the feeders that lower a block over the feed tray if the eater is too heavy. To properly use this feeder replace the flimsy wire on the top with a J hook. Get a stainless washer and wing nut to lift the bail inside the bucket up and close the lid. If you are mounting on a pole, you're finished. If you are mounting on a wire or chain, add a threaded coupler and another J hook or screw eye to attach to your chain. Take this note to your ACE hardware is this over complicates things. NO LEAKS, NO SQUIRRELS, no tops coming loose, simple to unscrew and refill. Occasionally you have to hose this guy out to get it clean. Sit in the sun for an hours and refill. I too thought that the bird rest was too flimsy, but after 8 years I finally broke the first one. Guess I'll have to spend a $1.25 to fix it. Got to go order another feeder. Those oval slot models look cute, but I bet the birds don't care.
Rating: 
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-10-18
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don't go there!
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Forget this one! the first fall from the tree and it is in pieces. The construction is entirely too fragile--only a very small wire holds it together inside and it easily falls apart. It does not matter if it keeps out the squirrels if the birds land and it crashes into smithereens.
Rating: 
(1
out of 5) @ 2008-09-06
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Best squirrel proof feeder
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Had one for 5 years and squirrels never got a meal out of it. As hard as they try, they can't reach the seed and usually fall off in the process of trying and are so embarassed they don't try again. Rubber washer does split after awhile but a little duct tape easily keeps out water. If plastic perch breaks, replace with a nail or stiff wire. Recently bought another one that has the dividers for different kinds of seeds but found it does not seperate seed very well, so I don't use the dividers.
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-06-30
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No Problems!
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This feeder has served us well for many years, and I am now ordering an additional one. Large capacity and truly squirrel-proof. The supplied rubber washer has always kept the seed dry in our location. I would prefer that the perches be metal, rather than plastic.
Rating: 
(4
out of 5) @ 2006-06-16
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Disappointment
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The "dramatic" dome does not keep out rain. There's a hole for the chain at the top! Rain invariably seeps in, so that the seed at the bottom, where the birds feed, rots. Even though this feeder holds so much, I sometimes have to take it down before it's empty to clean it. Admitedly, I live in Georgia, and we get torrential downpours. If you get only light showers, or live in a dry region, this may be the feeder for you.
However, the perches on the feeder are plastic, and are once again worn or broken. No one seems to want to stock them, so I'm on the internet looking for some. Amazon does not have them either. I'll continue my search. At some point, I'll continue my pathetic search for the perfect feeder.
Rating: 
(2
out of 5) @ 2005-08-27
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