{"product_id":"gold-umbrella-bird-feeder","title":"Gold Umbrella Bird Feeder — Iron Hanging Feeder with Rain Guard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree worldwide shipping · Free 30-day returns, we pay return postage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn umbrella canopy is the simplest answer to the oldest problem in bird feeding: seed and rain. The canopy is wider than the tray beneath it, so water runs off the edge and falls clear rather than soaking into the food. No drainage holes to unblock, no clever mechanism — just a roof that is bigger than the thing it covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt does a second job people notice more. A canopy that wide shades the tray, and shade keeps seed from cooking in July — which is when oily seed like sunflower turns rancid fastest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOpen on all sides\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnderneath is an open tray rather than ports, which changes who visits. Tube feeders with small perches suit clinging birds and turn away everything else. An open tray under a canopy takes cardinals, jays and doves as readily as finches and chickadees — anything that wants a flat surface to stand on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also means you can put anything in it. Seed, mealworms, fruit, kitchen scraps, a fat ball broken up. Nothing has to fit through a hole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIron, in warm gold\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMetal rather than plastic, which matters for a feeder hanging in weather: nothing to go brittle in UV, nothing for a squirrel to chew through. The finish is a warm gold that reads as antique rather than shiny, and at 14.6 inches across the canopy it is a deliberate garden object rather than something you hide behind a shrub.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37 × 22 cm (14.6 × 8.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Umbrella canopy over an open feeding tray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMounting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hanging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the finish last outdoors?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIron outdoors will weather, and a painted finish on any metal feeder softens over the seasons. Hanging it under an eave or a branch rather than in full open weather adds years. We would rather tell you that than claim it stays showroom-new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat should I put in it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAn open tray suits a mixed seed leaning on sunflower. It also takes mealworms and fruit, which is how you bring in birds a seed feeder never gets — orioles, robins, mockingbirds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes an open tray waste seed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSome, yes — birds sort and scatter. Fill it shallow and often rather than deep and rarely. What lands underneath usually gets cleared by ground feeders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it squirrel proof?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNo. An open tray is an invitation. Hang it from a pole with a baffle, or see our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/squirrel-proof-bird-feeders\"\u003esquirrel proof bird feeders\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I clean it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nTip it out, brush it down, wash and dry fully. Open trays need it more often than enclosed hoppers because everything is exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMore from BIRDLOVER\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hanging-bird-feeders\"\u003ehanging bird feeders\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/platform-bird-feeders\"\u003eplatform and fly-through feeders\u003c\/a\u003e, or find a present in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird-lover-gifts\"\u003ebird lover gifts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIRDLOVER","offers":[{"title":"Bird Feeder","offer_id":49121532084324,"sku":"14:29#Bird Feeder","price":52.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/3624\/9444\/files\/S3260124370d242db9652b2f79be1ef49S.webp?v=1788202374","url":"https:\/\/birdlover.store\/products\/gold-umbrella-bird-feeder","provider":"BIRDLOVER","version":"1.0","type":"link"}