{"product_id":"bird-feeder-with-a-metal-roof-and-an-open-360-degree-tray","title":"Bird Feeder With A Metal Roof And An Open 360-Degree Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost feeders decide for the birds. Six ports, six perches, and a nuthatch that wants to stand sideways while it works at a sunflower seed has to take it or leave it. This bird feeder does the opposite: it gives them a round open tray and lets them sort it out themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seed on this bird feeder sits in a clear tube under a wide bronze dome and feeds down into that tray as the birds work through it. There is no port to line up with and no perch to share, so a chickadee can land facing any direction, a junco can shuffle round the rim, and two or three small birds can eat at once without queueing on opposite sides of a cylinder. It is a livelier bird feeder to watch for exactly that reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn open-tray bird feeder has an honest downside and it is worth knowing before you order. Nothing about it excludes anybody: doves, grackles and jays can land on it as easily as a finch, and a squirrel that reaches it has the whole tray rather than a port. The roof and the tray are metal, which is the part that resists chewing, but this bird feeder is chew-resistant and no more than that and there is no cage and no weight mechanism on it. If you want everything in the garden fed, that openness is the appeal. If you are trying to keep the big birds off, a caged bird feeder is the better buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe raised lip around the tray does the quiet work. Seed that gets flicked sideways — and small birds flick a lot of it — hits the guardrail and stays where it can still be eaten, instead of ending up in the grass under the feeder. Less on the lawn, fewer refills, less of a mess to rake up in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilling it is the part you notice after a fortnight. Press the button on the roof, slide the roof up the steel cable and it locks there, holding itself open while you pour — the feeder stays hanging the whole time. That same cable has a locking catch further down, so you can set the height where you want it rather than where the branch happens to be. Taking the bird feeder apart to rinse is two steps and no tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bird feeder is 7 inches tall and 6.7 inches across, so it reads as a small garden object rather than a piece of equipment. Hang the bird feeder where you can see it from a window, give the birds a few days to find it, and the tray does the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal On Top, Metal Underneath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Open Tray, Not A Row Of Ports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Comes Apart To Be Cleaned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Stays Out All Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Winslow Lane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43305211527245,"sku":"WL-BIRDGAZ","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4445\/6781\/files\/504fa696ab9a381e577713b239a47885.png?v=1784956819","url":"https:\/\/www.winslowlane.com\/products\/bird-feeder-with-a-metal-roof-and-an-open-360-degree-tray","provider":"Winslow Lane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}