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The Perky Pet Sunflower & Peanut Bird Feeder features durable metal construction that will stand up to the elements while faithfully serving your backyard birds. Birds are invited to cling to the perforations located around the entire perimeter of the black metal feeder tube. The perforated feeder tube keeps the seed level visible. Simply lift the feeder cap up the included hanger to fill the tube with 1.25 lbs. of seed. This sturdy wild bird feeder will provide lasting enjoyment season after season.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Chickadees and Squirrels,
This review is from: Perky-Pet 395 10-Inch Sunflower Seed and Peanut Wild Bird Feeder (Lawn & Patio)
For 7 weeks now I have been using this little black plastic feeder with its study metal top. I had filled it halfway with unshelled raw peanuts and halfway with shelled pistachios. It is now almost empty and ready to be filled again. I don't have a lot of birds that come to my yard, but have at least two Chickadees that visit this feeder at least twice daily - they seem to enjoy a few bites of suet, a few bites of peanuts or pistachios from this feeder, and then on they go to the tube feeder for some seed mix. So I have all types of feeders and am not sure if this feeder alone would pull the birds in or not. I have also occasionally seen a Carolina Wren or a Downy Woodpecker at this feeder (when it is more full). Sometimes I see a squirrel spending about 5 minutes to (I guess) lick the peanuts since he can't pull the peanuts through such little holes (unless he is breaking them somehow into smaller pieces). The squirrels seem especially aggressive this season - one broke another feeder but I don't see any way they can break this one - it is built pretty tough.
The reason I gave it only 4 stars is because it didn't come with instructions on how to use the lid so I had to figure that out for myself - it simply lifts straight up on the metal inverted U-shaped bar - pull the inverted U-shaped bar up as far you can first. Then after filling, you just push the lid back down leaving the bar all the way up still. The lid does not lock down and that bothered me at first, but so far no squirrel has been able to lift up the lid despite making several attempts to do so - the bar expands outward some so adds some pressure I guess. I hung it over a small tree limb by forcing the tree limb through the opening of the inverted U-shaped bar. Not sure if this was how I was suppose to hang it but it works for me. I like being able to offer peanuts and pistachios and have them last a good long while. Since I offer seeds and suet by other means, I think of this as just an "extra snack" feeder which might attract some birds to my yard that I have not seen before. Birdwatching is a hobby of mine and I think if the birds did not enjoy eating from this feeder (even though it may be a bit "challenging") they wouldn't keep coming back.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very durable, reliable, easy to clean & fill & my birds love it!,
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This review is from: Perky-Pet 395 10-Inch Sunflower Seed and Peanut Wild Bird Feeder (Lawn & Patio)
I bought 3 of these feeders at least 2.5 years ago because (a) where I live/have my feeders they are subjected to a lot of wind and potential visits from coons & squirrels and I needed something that would hold up to that abuse, and (b) they were on sale & much less expensive than other nut/sunflower seed feeders I've seen and (c) I knew I'd need multiples because I have a lot of wild birds on my place - both permananent residents and migrants.
It only took a day, maybe two for the hairy & downy woodpeckers to find the feeders. I fill them with a mixed nut blend I get from a local feed store and all of my clinging type nut-eating birds love it! Even the bigger red belly woodpecker just wraps herself around the feeder & goes to town. I just used a simple bread tie to keep squirrels/coons from being able to lift the lid up and dump the nuts out. (personal experience) I also hang them with a standard bird feeder chain that I double wrap around the built in metal hanger, and then double around the tree branch or bird feeder pole to keep the coons/squirrels from being able to cart the feeder away. (friend's experience) This feeder is super easy to fill - the nuts actually stay in the feeder as you fill it compared to others that may look cuter, but the dang nuts fall thru the wider wire spaces. Only negative is the nuts on the bottom can get wet & start to mold, but a couple pokes with a stick, chopstick, port feeder brush, etc. and they come loose and you can throw the yucky nuts away. To clean I just use a standard little scrub brush and some dishsoap, maybe some diluted bleach if hot & wet conditions and you are done in minutes. Many other feeders I've tried are a pain to clean; anything that saves my time is two thumbs up!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just what I wanted.,
By Heather G "Heather G" (Indianapolis, IN, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perky-Pet 395 10-Inch Sunflower Seed and Peanut Wild Bird Feeder (Lawn & Patio)
One reviewer said the body of this feeder was plastic, but it really is metal, as described. Yes, the holes are too small for the peanuts to easily fit through, but think about it--add the size needed to accomodate the bird's beak around the peanut, and you'd have holes so big, all the nuts would fall out of the feeder. Our birds peck at the nuts to break them up, then pull out the bits. We've had lots of Downy's so far, plus nuthatches, and we were surprised to see Red-winged Blackbirds using it! It's a nice, solid feeder that should last for many years.
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