Gita, sorry to hear about your bird feeder! I haven't ever shopped at Big Lots, but there is one not too far away, so I'll stop in sometime.

I get millet at a bird food and supply store near me. I used to love shopping at Southern States, but there aren't any near us anymore. When we first moved in, there were a Home Depot and a Southern States less than 3 miles away. Now the closest HD is 10 miles away.

I'll have to make a "millet run" again tomorrow; it's going to be Junco weather and I'm out again!

So sorry to hear about the loss of the feeder, Gita.

There is a Southern States near me. I can pick up bird food for you if you like, Muddy.

Donner, thanks, but I have a great bird food store near me and I think their prices are reasonable.
Now, if only they sold mulch and soil....

Edited to add that I was sitting inside the other day when I heard one of "my" Bluejays making a racket. I was in the middle of something and decided not to hop up and give it more peanuts. After a while, though, I realized it was making a sound that even my male cat seemed to recognize as a distress call, so I went outside to see what was bothering it. A small hawk, not much bigger than the Bluejay, flew off. It must have had the poor jay cornered.

you can learn a lot by paying attention to the birds.

Somebody is a messy eater. I did not refill feeders today after seeing how much spilled seed is on the ground.

Talking about feeders.........

I went to Lowes today to see what they had in feeders. OMG!!! I have NEVER seen a bigger collectio
of feeder!!! Three bays full! Plus--all their seed id neatly placed inside plastic containers that latch shut.
Also--there are 3 separate sections in this feeder--so you can have 3 different seeds.
It holds 10lbs. of seed. The birds will feed from the tray at the bottom. No perching stations.
ALL Metal--and heavy too. Hope this will work out. I was VERY impressed at their collection.
The one I bought was just $19.98.
Now--to keep my mouth shut as I help customers...OR--talk to the garden supervisor....
Hmmmmmmthat would be Tony.....I guarantee he will hear a mouthfull of what I think of our
bird feeder selection. I will encourage him to go and take a look at Lowes feeders...

Sad to say--compared to out stash (at HD) it outshines everything. We have such a [pitiful amount off feeders--and the quality sucks. They are all dirty from the birds and squirrels that trash everything
from above--seed shells all over. The 2 shelves we have are disgusting to look at.

Let me see if I can look it up on my pea-brain computer.
Will close here--and come back to show you if I can. Gita

I think this is it.....A large capacity, (1-lbs) Gazebo-like feeder with 3 separate sections inside.
OK! Instead of c/p--it came up as a link. Hope it works.

https://www.lowes.com/projects...

I will work on hanging it up just by a metal chain. G.

https://www.lowes.com/projects...
I think this is it.....https://www.lowes.com/projects/images/buying-guides/Pets-Birds/birdfeeder_bg_hopper_feeder.jpg

A large capacity, (1-lbs) Gazebo-like feeder with 3 separate sections inside.
OK! Instead of c/p--it came up as a link. Hope it works.

I will work on hanging it up just by a metal chain. G.

the link worked, Looks nice.

It looks like one of the feeders we have. Very easy to use.

I have one like that, too. Made by Cedar Works out of recycled plastic and only one hopper. Picked up 'used' and so far birds haven't taken to it like they do my tube feeders. I like that I can set it down flat for filling without worry of it tipping over!
I'm only filling it about a quarter full until the birds get used to something NEW so as to not waste seed!

I have not yet filled it. Still enough seed on the floor.
BTW--The Starlings are here.....they promptly made small work of mu suets.
I will put out the ones from Aldis and let them go at it. These cakes are almost hard as rocks.

OK. Gotta go to work. Chat with you all later...G.

Ace Hardware has this feeder on sale until the end of this month for $19.99, I picked one up yesterday. Has the weighted feeding perch to deter squirrels. All metal construction. I haven't filled it and put it out yet so we will see if the squirrels can get into it.

Cute Robin!

If I can't have a second floor deck to feed the birds like Pat and David, I want a fancy feeder on every branch!

Don't you just love the cardinals when their crests get all tusseled up by wind and rain and they go all Mohawk rad!

Great cardinal photo -- in your yard?

That red feeder looks like a trip to Ace is in order. All-metal = surviving drops, too. That type can often be adjusted to keep out larger birds, too.

The squirrels have their own feeder, but even when they haven't emptied it they'll keep trying the other sunflower feeder. And one has even developed a taste for "hot" (!!!), so the PB feeder doesn't stay full long any more. I kinda hope a hawk gets him.

Gita, if you "hang high" again, for whatever reason, consider using a rope that you can raise and lower, so you don't have to get up on a ladder each time. My dad has a feeder hanging from a high tree branch... he put an eye hook in the branch, passed a long-ish rope through it, hung the feeder from one end, and the other end is long enough to fasten to a cleat on the tree trunk. He just unhooks the rope, lowers the feeder, fills it, then pulls the rope to raise the feeder again. It does have squirrel-proof weighted hoppers, but if feeder raiders were a big problem he'd probably need to use a chain rather than a rope.

Under an overhang, you could probably also use one of those tension-weighted "automatic" things for hanging baskets. I have several that I use inside... the mechanism seems similar to an old roller shade, needs a bit of a tug and it goes upward, a gentle pull on the bottom of the pot brings it down.

Nice feeder and Cardinal photo!

Thanks for your suggestions, Jill--but my brain is pretty creative when it comes to solving an issue.
My Hopper feeder is already up. Man! It is pretty heavy--even when empty.!
I hung a med. weight metal chain from the big hook under my roof (where my other feeders always hung).
Then I hung a strong S-hook into the chain at a height I found comfortable--(can be moved..of course)
and hung the feeder from that hook. (The feeder's chain has a loop--not a hanger hook.)

It has now been hanging for 3 days. 3 different seeds in each section.
Have not seen any birds visiting it yet. The weather has been pretty mild--so I guess they are not too
desperate for food yet. Besides--I have been throwing a lot of seed in the floor under the patio.
It is a Free-for-all.......Mostly Sunflower seeds so the squirrels have something to eat. And the Doves too.
The oilers I drop on the floor are at least a year or more old. Seems it does not matter to them.

I already hate the starlings....they are devouring all the suet. I am hanging the suets from Aldis
from last year. The one reg. birds were not keen on. I think the Starlings don't care--they are eating it.

SO--now I have 3 different feeders up. plus a lot of seed on the floor .(it is concrete) .
1--a small, open hopper one which hangs above my big patio table. It is emptied quite fast.
2--A small , all metal mesh feeder no one seems to notice---and the new big one.

Come later on--I will put up my big, metal finch feeder and a feeder for Meal worms.
Those will go out in early spring (nesting time).

Want to mention again--that Big Lots has very reasonable prices on their bird food.

Gita

If it's just the starlings eating that suet, I'd move it away from your other feeders... draw the starlings to another part of the yard, where they can keep their fights and rudeness to themselves.

Oh, The starlings are far from my seed feeder. I hang the suets on my 2 Maple tree trunks.
That works good--as the birds can cling to the rough bark of the tree and chow away.
I only have 2 cages. G. Both are in use as well.

nice cardinal pic!

yes Sally, they are titmouse that also enjoy the whole peanuts!!

Harry and I went on an Eagle Walk in South Jersey recently. It was really great. Lots of birders and gardeners in the group, which was nice. We actually did have an Eagle visit our backyard last month, which was very unusual for us. On the Eagle Walk, one of the guys counted 21 Eagles. I saw Mute Swans flying too, which I never saw before. Apparently the Mute Swans are non-native and some people don't like them. They sure are beautiful. I thought they were Snow Geese at first, but they didn't have black on their wings.

Now I want to get a scope and try digiscoping photography!!! I'll post the few photos I got, but apparently with a scope you can get fabulous bird photographs. Has anyone tried it?

Diana--
Nice to see you pop in here--like a rare bird.

We have a seed Swap on 2/4 in Frederick. Would you believe that i still have the big, black, round seeds
from your Red Canna? And, yes! I will be offering them at the swap. Hope they are still viable....

Good to hear from you. Gita