Perky-Pet Tulip Garden Lantern Bird Feeder - 367

I purchased this lovely bird feeder several months ago and I just love it. I felt I should write a review because on 2 different occasions last week the black bear family has been roaming around our neighborhood. Sure enough they pulled the shepherds hook to the ground and got all the birdseed out with no damage to the feeder. This feeder comes completely apart for a good cleaning. This is a great choice for a strong, well built bird feeder. We waited a week and now will only leave them out during the day when we are around and bring them in at night.

This thing came wrapped so well in bubble wrap that I think they could have dropped it from the space shuttle and it would have not only survived entry into earth's atmosphere, but bounced upon touchdown. It took several cutting devices and strategies to get to the feeder which, upon emergence from its cocoon, was quite lovely. The birds are already enjoying it, and so am I. I hope it lasts because obviously the people at Perky Pet wanted me to have it. UPDATE! I'm glad that perky pet went to all the trouble. This feeder is far and away the most favored in the garden. It's especially good for chickadees and smaller birds. Furthermore, I've found it to be particularly resistant to squirrely interlopers. Very very nice.

The birds love this feeder. These are well made, easy to clean, easy to fill and look very nice. I bought three and they are holding up well. I have not had them very long so I am curious how they will take the changing weather conditions. I have had the long plastic feeders in the past and they were difficult to clean and always looked dirty and ugly. We have our feeders on the outside of our fence and they look very pretty. I think for the price they are worth purchasing.

All of the birds love it, even the fat Mourning Doves who can't fit on the tiny perches prefer to sit on the stand's perches and peck at this one. The finches and sparrows are always swarmed on and fighting over this one, rather than the panorama round one, and this one is always the first to be empty. The lid is easier to replace on this one as it just slides down into place if it's facing the right direction, no need to line up the overlapping plastic borders. When empty, the plastic "window" inserts were quite loosely held and rattle around so I tightened the little clampy prongs on the inside and they sit still a lot better now, but not perfect.

So my previous two feeders the squirrels could empty in less than an hour, so much for attracting birds. Thought I’d give this one a try and guess what!? It works! The squirrels attempt to get to the seeds and are so perplexed. The birds are so happy they have food in the dead of winter that they are at the feeder all of the time. I use black oiled sunflower seeds and they feeder works and looks great.

We liked 3 things about this feeder: It looked very good (at first) it was quite inexpensive and it attracted deer families. We like the deer but they lick the openings, which causes seeds to stick and often forces the feeder to loose its balance. The birds liked it but the problems with it are bigger than the good reports. The negative points: One must keep the plastic sides from slipping out of place - the holders often fail to hold tightly and sometimes do not hold at all. I used heavy tape which was fine but impossible to keep clean. Squirrels can upset the balance of the feeder, causing it to tilt and spill. The biggest problem is the design that requires the wire to be "relaxed" for filling. No matter how tightly the wire is secured, squirrels and deer can dislodge it easily.

This is a very attractive and very well crafted bird feeder. The problem I had with it was that the only place I could hang it was over my deck. The birds definitely flocked to it. But, they threw more seeds onto my deck and into my planter boxes, than they ate. If you could hang it from a tree limb, it would probably be ideal, because (I suspect) the birds would go after all the spilled seeds that hit the ground. Then, again, if the ground was covered with snow, the spilled seeds would be lost. So, I really wouldn't recommend it.

My feathered friends over here figured out how to dump all the seeds on the ground from this feeder. I think they just "throw out" seeds they don't want and eat the preferred seeds. Result is, a big mess of seeds everywhere! I have other feeders and this doesn't happen, so I deduct it's a flaw in the feeder, that doesn't provide protection for this. EDIT: I didn't think about the feeder tray not being there, and I do buy the cheapest bird seed I can find, which probably results in seeds getting scattered. And to be honest with the makers and anyone else that sees this, I see that they even scatter the ones with trays now days (lots of birds come here to avoid the winter up north). I guess I need to learn more about what seeds the types of birds like. Other than that, the seeder is very nice, so I upped the stars

mangeoire pour les oiseaux de mon jardin,tres bon materiel me semble tres solide,en tout les cas les mesanges se regalent de graines de tournesol.....

Great feeder. Looks awesome and the birds love it too!

Die Futterlaterne ist dekorativ und erfüllt voll ihren Zweck. Das Futter bleibt trocken und rutscht immer gut nach. Ich verfüttere das ganze Jahr über halbe geschälte Erdnüsse und geschälte Sonnenblumenkerne und es gibt kein Problem mit herausgeworfenem Futter. Die negativen Bemerkungen kann ich nicht nachvollziehen. Wenn Vögel bestimmtes Futter nicht mögen und herunterfallen lassen, liegt es wohl kaum am Vogelhaus. Mit Mischfutter habe ich schlechte Erfahrungen gemacht, da es viele sehr harte Körner enthält, die von den Vögeln nicht gerne genommen werden. An der Stabilität des Futterhäuschens habe ich nichts zu bemängeln. Bei normaler Handhabung gibt es keine Probleme. Der Preis ist ok.

Es fantástico, justo como lo imaginaba, muy práctico y bonito. No se si sera efectivo para los pájaros porque acabo de ponerlo y no se ha posado todavía ninguno, pero desde luego tiene muy buena pinta. Lo han servido antes de lo prometido. Solo le pongo una pega, y es que uno de los metacrilatos viene rayado. Edito (3 de enero 2018) : Costó un poco al principio que los pájaros se posaran a comer, parece ser que al ser un objeto desconocido al principio les daba algo de miedo. decidí ponerlo en el suelo unos días con comida alrededor para que se fuesen acercando poco a poco y finalmente terminaron perdiéndole el miedo y comiendo en el comedero. Lo colgué y al principio no controlaban muy bien y el comedero se bamboleaba mucho, pero tras unos dias de aprendizaje terminaron pillandole el punto y ahora comen todos en él sin problemas. Es estupendo porque asi no me ponen todo perdido de cacas para venir a comer. Las única pegas son que para rellenarlo hay que tapar las aberturas porque sino se sale todo y que el cable podría ser un pelín más corto para darle mayor estabilidad, pero por lo demás me parece muy buen producto y queda además muy bonito.

Es muy práctico y fácil de rellenar e instalar, pero no sé por qué los pájaros no se acercan mucho.