At first I was skeptical about trying this feeder as I had tried other similar designs that my birds just didn’t care for. I wasn’t sure why until I have this one a try. The others did not have enough perching space for my particular birds. This one has wider sides, extended porches, and the finches seem happy to sit sideways on it too get better access to the seeds. The feeder is a lovely dark green and really pretty in design. It holds a lot of seed! More than I put out at any one time due to humidity and rain in my area. The bottom trough does have holes in it for drainage, but the damp seed can still cake up as with most feeders I have had. After a rain, I scrape out the damp seed into a bin to dry in the sun for the doves and squirrels, and shake dry seed into the trough before adding more to the wide top. The only downside in my opinion is that there is not a latching mechanism to keep it standing tall if you take it down to fill it. You need to hold it up by the wire to keep the two stories straight while you fill it. Being able to have it in a one story or two story locked position would be nice. The coated metal and heavy coated wire hanger seem to be of good quality. I’m happy with it’s sturdiness and it is rust resistant. While not sold as squirrel proof, my local squirrels have not bothered this feeder so far since I took down their favorite easy to dump hutch feeder. We’ll see how things go as winter comes on. I’m really pleased with this bird feeder both in looks and function, and my wrens and finches love it!