Pole bird feeders

Thanks Wherenext, very similar to those in my first photo, all 3 are RSPB ones, and work in a very similar way, I'll try to add a photo tomorrow.

Looks like it'll be the h base poles, now to source the link and drop BIG hints 😉🤣

We found single pole only needs a fat squirrel or a heavy wind to blow it over. h poles far better.

We also found the thin wire that holds the feeder onto the crook got eaten away by squirrels, hence the heavy duty ones.

Our two pole feeders survive quite well as they are in wind shaded parts of the garden, along with a couple in the ivy.

Unfortunately we have no squirrels but have all the small birds that enjoy the seed and the voracious starlings do battle with each other that scatter the fatball bits everywhere. Along come the pigeons and mop up the ground after the starlings have given it them all, unfortunately the pigeons uproot the grass in their search but its all worth it to see the wildlife and I have a liking for pigeons.

We get through about 50 fatballs a week along with a couple of bags of seed, expensive but nice to see.

Not forgetting our regular hedgehog that comes most nights for food and drink, our dog looks forward to its visit each night when we let her out for her final wee of the night.

Sorry no ideas but just our garden 

 We have a single pole feeder with 4 "arms" also with fitted mesh wire tray, it has got to be 15+ years old now it is now starting to show it's age a bit, we have never had a problem with it not being stable even though we have crows, jackdaws, wood pigeons, collared doves and squirrels visiting it on occasions. Sorry I can't remember the make name but I know it came as a "kit" in a box and it cost at the time around £20 but that doesn't really help you does it. 

Thanks for your replies folks. I suspect that ours is only a few years old and the usual keep price low but comprise with inferior quality metal etc. I'll be looking for an h base, but will chat to our local forge to see how much a bespoke one would be 😉.

Although there are 4 arms I never had more than 3 in use. The water tray is useless and the wire tray not much better! So that's a saving for my bespoke one 😉.

My rspb feeders are good, and photos show I need to clean them! I also find the much cheaper, less than a tenner, Wilko ones are as squirrelproof but not easy to clean, the rspb ones come completely apart for cleaning but are 6 times the price and still show signs of corrosion 😱