Save Droll Yankees Tubular Thistle Bird Feeder 16"

The parts are excellent quality, built for a lifetime. Unlike copper tops, the stainless steel top works smoothly and the feeder is easy to fill.

For the price, I'd expect some missing features.
- A tray or dish on the bottom of the feeder. Goldfinches feeding on thistle seed invariably cause uneaten seeds to fall, either to the ground, or to a little bottom dish that I added. There are always one or two finches grubbing around the dish for morsels, essentially adding two feeding stations!
- A longer grain tube. There is only about 4" between the top of the grain tube and the first two feeding holes. Often the finches eat that much food before noon, so there is no more food available in the top holes. Four more inches would be so much more convenient, i.e. a 20# tube for the same number of holes and perches.
- It would be nice to have three or four feeding stations on each level. Goldfinches are small and social. I'm sure they wouldn't mind the company. As it is, most members of even a small flock spend too much time waiting for a feeding spot.

So, I'd recommend this feeder, but Droll Yankees should get the details right to justify the high price.Get more detail about Droll Yankees Tubular Thistle Bird Feeder 16".