{"product_id":"large-capacity-hanging-bird-feeder","title":"Large Capacity Hanging Bird Feeder — 2.6 lb, Twist-Lock Lid, 3 Colours","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree worldwide shipping · Free 30-day returns, we pay return postage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo and a half kilos of seed — 2.6 lb — in a feeder small enough to hang from a shepherd's crook. That is the point of this one. Most hanging feeders that size hold a few handfuls and need refilling every other morning; this holds enough to run a busy garden for the better part of a week, which in January is the difference between birds treating your garden as reliable and treating it as occasional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReliability matters more than people expect. Birds build a feeding route and check it daily; a feeder that is empty half the time drops off that route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe lid twists shut\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou line the lid up and turn it about half a turn, the way you'd close a jar, and it seats and locks. Nothing to unclip, nothing to lose in the grass, and a squirrel leaning on the rim is pushing down on a locked collar rather than levering up a loose lid. Turn it back to refill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHexagonal terrace, sloping roof\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe base flares out into a six-sided shelf so birds can feed from any angle and shuffle round rather than queue. As seed is taken from the ports, gravity refills the tray — nothing to adjust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe roof overhangs that shelf on every side, so rain runs off the eaves and lands outside the feeding ring instead of into it. Wet seed is what kills most open feeders inside two months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eYou can see the level from indoors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is see-through, so you know when it needs filling without going outside in the rain to check. Sounds cosmetic; it is the single thing that makes people actually keep a feeder topped up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed capacity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16.5 × 16.5 × 13.5 cm (6.5 × 6.5 × 5.3 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plastic, transparent body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLid:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twist-lock, lifts off for filling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hexagonal feeding shelf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColours:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue, grey or brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHanging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wire rope hook included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCleaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Detachable body, wide opening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat can I fill it with?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPeanuts, sunflower seed and general mixes all work. A sunflower-heavy mix brings in the widest range without leaving filler seed on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich birds will use it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe shelf is wide enough for cardinals and jays as well as the clinging birds — chickadees, titmice, nuthatches and finches. Ground feeders will work the spill underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it squirrel proof?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNo. The twist lid stops a squirrel simply flipping the top off and emptying it, which is the usual raid, but nothing here stops one sitting on the shelf and eating. A pole with a baffle is the only thing that reliably does — 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\nLid off, box out, hot soapy water, dry completely before refilling. Every couple of weeks in warm weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere should I hang it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAbout ten feet from cover — close enough that birds have an escape route, far enough that cats cannot launch from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMore from BIRDLOVER\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hanging-bird-feeders\"\u003ehanging bird feeders\u003c\/a\u003e, see all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird-feeders\"\u003ebird 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":"Blue","offer_id":49121531953252,"sku":"14:29#Blue","price":20.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gray","offer_id":49121531986020,"sku":"14:193#Gray","price":20.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown","offer_id":49121532018788,"sku":"14:175#Brown","price":21.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/3624\/9444\/files\/Sd99cc6c4743c449da66b8a5477c2c77aC.webp?v=1788202374","url":"https:\/\/birdlover.store\/products\/large-capacity-hanging-bird-feeder","provider":"BIRDLOVER","version":"1.0","type":"link"}