Walter Harrison's Wild Bird Feed Protector squirrel
Walter Harrison's Wild Bird Feed Protector squirrel Proof Hanging Seed Feeder – 20 cm
| Weight: | 940 g |
| Size: | 20 cm |
| Dimensions: | 18.5 x 18.5 x 27 cm; 940 Grams |
| Model: | 11823 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Dimensions: | 18.5 x 18.5 x 27 cm; 940 Grams |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 20 cm |
I’m not sure what ‘sheerness’ means in this case, since I believe it relates to diaphanous textiles.
Apart from squirrels, the caging also wards off larger birds, except starlings in my experience. I would advise the manufacturer to make a bigger alternative, because sparrows, robins and a variety of tits soon deplete this model. Interestingly most of these small birds also deliberately eject a nut or two, in tribute to the larger birds waiting underneath on the ground– in my case, crows, jackdaws, pigeons and ducks. There’s the occasional jay, but they tend too bashful to chance a brawl. Hedgehogs then snuffle for nut-fragments at night…as do rats, in daylight too, unless dealt with– best in daylight hours, to spare the hedgehogs.
A well made feeder that encourages the small birds to feed but can’t be defeated by the squirrels, pidgeons and Parakeets so I’m happy and so are the little birds.
We have a couple of squirrels who break all our bird feeders so brought one of these. Worth paying that bit more as it’s great quality.
Had it a few months and so far neither of them have been able to get into it.
Within a short period of hanging it, I watched a squirrel try to get to the food ( sunflower hearts and suet bites mixed) It caused no damage to the feeder gave up and hasn’t been back since. I find very little food falls to the ground, and I rather miss the larger ground feeders. Wish it had more than the two perches and feeding holes.
Once we’d got it hung from a stainless steel wire with a metal carabinier that is it has worked 100%. Small birds happy to go through the outer mesh to get to the goodies. being heavier than your average feeder it doesn’t rock so much in a wind and so doesn’t wastefully spill too much seed on the ground. Seems to be made of 100% corrosion proof materials in our coastal location. Moderately proof against seed getting wet in rain given our location.
I might , in future slightly restrict the size of the actual feeding openings to reduce spillage of seed
Would buy again for sure Can’t say fairer than that.
We have tried many ‘squirrel proof’ feeders over the years but this is the first which has worked. The squirrels have always been able to pull off the lid to ot other designs and end up inside the tube eating all the food!
IT REALLY IS SQUIRREL PROOF!
Small birds can get in and out easily without larger species getting in.
It only takes 3 fat balls, I would have preferred it to be a little larger but I just fill it more frequently.
I purchased one of these and wondered if it would be worth the extra expense over the usual 5 or 6 pounds you pay for a so called squirrel proof feeder where the blighters lift the lid and bite the plastic tube, or push their heads through and nibble the plastic surrounding the feed holes so that all the seed tumbles out, Parakeets do the latter as well. The moment I saw this product I knew it was money well spent and immediately ordered another. Neither of these has been violated by “the enemy” in two weeks, not a mark on them. Happy LITTLE birds, happy me.
Very easy to fill up – cage just lifts up over the feeder. I cannot see any plastic parts that the squirrels can chew!
I bought both the squirrel proof peanut and seed feeders and am very happy – so far no interference from the squirrels but the Robin is very happy with it!