Metal Sunflower Hanging Bird Feeder

Velleora Home Decor's Metal Sunflower Bird Feeder is a garden ornament that happens to feed birds. The bowl is pressed into the shape of a sunflower head, so between visits it reads as a piece of decoration on a bracket rather than an empty plastic tube.

The open dish suits the birds that will not use a tube feeder - robins, blackbirds, finches and anything that prefers to stand and feed. Being open also makes it far easier to keep clean, which matters more for bird health than any other feature: dirty feeders spread disease between visitors. The metal is powder-coated against rust, drainage holes stop rainwater pooling in the dish, and the hanging chain fits a hook, a branch or a shepherd's crook.

Fill it with seed mix, sunflower hearts, mealworms or fat pellets. Empty and scrub it with hot water every week or two, more often in wet weather, and never let old seed sit and go mouldy in the bottom. Hang it near cover so birds have somewhere to retreat to, but not so close that a cat can reach it in one jump.

• Pressed metal sunflower dish
• Powder-coated rust-resistant finish
• Open design suits ground-feeding species
• Drainage holes prevent pooling
• Hanging chain included
• Easy to empty and scrub clean