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Three suction cups instead of two. That sounds like a trivial difference and it is the whole reason this style of feeder stays on the glass. Two cups let a feeder pivot and peel when a bird lands off-centre or the sun warms one side; three make a fixed triangle that cannot rotate. It is the most common failure point in window feeders and this one is built around it.
You are watching from about a foot away
Stuck to a kitchen or living-room window, a chickadee lands roughly a foot from your face with only clear acrylic in between. That is a completely different experience from watching a feeder at the end of the garden, and it is the reason window feeders are the ones people put in a child's bedroom or beside a desk.
The house shape does real work too. The pitched roof overhangs the tray, so rain runs off the eaves rather than into the seed, and it gives smaller birds somewhere sheltered to sit and shell a sunflower seed rather than grabbing and fleeing.
Clear on every face
The body is transparent acrylic all the way round, so nothing blocks your view from inside and you can read the seed level without going outside. The tray slides out for cleaning, which matters more on a small feeder than a large one — a shallow tray sitting against warm glass needs washing often.
It is safer than a feeder in the middle of the lawn
Counter-intuitive but well established: most window strikes happen when a bird builds up speed flying towards a reflection. A feeder fixed to the glass means birds are never more than a few inches away and never get going fast enough to hurt themselves. Under three feet from the window, or beyond thirty, are the two safe distances — and this sits firmly in the first.
Specifications
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Dimensions: 14.5 × 5.5 × 14.5 cm (5.7 × 2.2 × 5.7 in)
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Material: Clear acrylic
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Mounting: Three suction cups included
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Shape: House, with an overhanging pitched roof
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Tray: Removable for cleaning
Questions people ask
How do I stop the suction cups letting go?
Clean both the glass and the cups with rubbing alcohol before fitting — not washing-up liquid, which leaves a film. Press firmly from the centre out. Re-seat them every few weeks, and expect to do it more often in cold weather, when suction cups lose grip on chilled glass.
What seed should I use?
Sunflower hearts. In a tray this size, husks pile up fast and turn to mush in rain — hearts have none. Black-oil sunflower is the next best thing.
How long before birds find it?
Often a couple of weeks, sometimes longer. Birds are cautious about a new object right against a house. Scatter a little seed on the sill nearby to speed it up, and keep it topped up even when nothing is visiting.
Will squirrels get to it?
On a first-floor window, usually not. On a ground-floor window they will find a way if there is anything to climb. There is nothing squirrel-resistant about it.
Is it big enough to be worth it?
It holds a modest amount and needs topping up every few days — that is the trade for the close view. For capacity, look at our hanging bird feeders instead.
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