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Birds Choice Fly-Through Platform Feeder

Posted on October 16, 2016May 28, 2021 by Nancie

This "Fly-Through" Platform Feeder Used to Be a Ground Feeder — This “Fly-Through” Platform Feeder Used to Be a Ground Feeder

Putting a Feeder on a Pole: Each new season brings changes to the bird dynamics in the yard, so I tend to do some tweaking of the bird feeders or their placement each season. To reduce the amount of seed winding up in squirrel bellies, I decided to turn a ground platform feeder into a platform feeder on a pole. The feeder I converted is a Birds Choice Fly-Through Platform Feeder. It started out as an unpopular ground feeder and evolved into a very popular feeder once placed on a baffled pole.

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes

Right Way to Baffle Feeders on a Pole

Posted on February 14, 2016June 9, 2021 by Nancie

Bird feeders hang on a pole with a baffle underneath — Bird Feeders and Baffle on Pole

The best way to protect a hanging bird feeder from squirrels is to hang it on a pole with a squirrel pole baffle. But if you just stick the pole anywhere and put the squirrel baffle on wrong, squirrels can get in. There is a right way to hang a feeder on a pole! Here is what you need to know.

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes