Strathwood Basics Iron and Bubble Glass Bird Feeder with Brushed-Copper Finish

 (16 customer reviews)

I bought this bird feeder after looking locally for a large feeder - prices were out of sight here. This is a strong & heavy feeder. It may not hang on your average hook or limb. It's made for almost any feed except thistle. Ours is loaded with half chicken scratch and half bird seed mix from our local feed store. It easily comes apart and goes back together for refill or cleaning.

=- Edit of June 20, 2008 review and photos. -=

While still being a nice large feeder I found out that rain will fill the bird seed tray and soak up into the entire container of feed where it sours or ferments. The base needs to be worked over. I have a good metal and woodworking shop. I imagine I'll remove what base I can and still retain the feeder holes and assembly full length screw and attach a flat wooden and/or screen wire platform. See photo.

The feeder holds a lot of seeds and is very stable. The cardinals love it, as do the finches. The downside, however, is the fact that the standing area is large enough for Rock Doves and Pigeons. The smarter ones have actually figured out how to balance on one foot while chowing down. The copper dome lid looks beautiful in the sunlight, and cleaning this feeder is a snap. A good buy for those bird lovers who feed by the ton!

I love this Strathwood birdfeeder. It's easy to clean, and so easy to fill! However, there is a problem. When a couple of raccoons terrorized my bird garden the glass broke, and I can't find anywhere to replace the globe. Does anyone have any ideas or an address for the company?