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This is against the rules in most apartment buildings and presents a real safety hazard to pedestrians. Great for the 'burbs, though.

I know my cat would approve.

I like this a lot. I think I've found my next woodworking project!

Ugh, I've had a bird trapped in my house before and I'm not going to tempt any more to enter.

Smith & Hawken had a variation on this theme, with a bigger seed reservoir. Birds would go through this paltry amount of seed in like five seconds.

quiningseven--

There is no danger of illegal bird entry with these feeders.

I love these and other window inserts (cat window ledges, for example.) But I've never seen them for window that open sideways - and most apts & houses I've seen have windows that slide open horizontally. Anyone seen anything for these?

Hmmm, the birds would have to navigate the window bars at my first floor apartment. But I do like.

Have you ever been to Mohonk Mountain House? You can go up for a visit for lunch even if you don't get a room. They have one of these in the hallways, and can arrange for purchase.

I agree with the person above, though... this is something for the 'burbs or more rural areas... In the city you'll just attract rats and winged rats.

yes, martha...i had one while residing in the 'burbs....we called it the Kitty Snack Bar...

ptoo, please explain.
they tested it, and birds tend not to hop all the way in?
i think most would not, but with even an infrequent full entrant and this product looks dreadful.

oops, there is a screen...sorry....

I was given one of these, but could not use it because my windows tilted in. I was thinking it would be cool, until the squirrels found it. The squirrels find everything else. Maybe it would be good if just filled with nyjer/thistle seed?

Very cool. But I'd be afraid that my cats would scare the bejesus out of the neighborhood avifauna (got that one from the good ol' thesaurus!)

I had a simple DIY version of this at my previous flat. I bought some mirrored window tint from Kragens and stuck a cheapo bird feeder with suction cups to the outside window. It was so cool having finches etc. hanging around. But then the pigeons/morning doves found it and end of story. They were dirty and always banging on the window while scaring the smaller birds away. Those BLASTED pigeons!

Pigeons have to eat too...

The back is actually one-way glass/film... the view in the pic is from the inside out... so you can get right up to the birds to watch them eat, and they don't see you.

Bird voyeurism.

Oh I love this. I have a suction cup birdfeeder on my window from Target and it's working well, but this is also really cool.

Checking in from the 'burbs here. DO NOT GET THIS if you have woodpeckers in your neighborhood. During woodpecker mating season (about 4 weeks starting early May), male woodpeckers look for shiny, reflective surfaces and then peck at their reflections (not sure of the bird-psychology here, but it is true). When they peck at non-wood surfaces, especially those attached to your house, it makes for a VERY loud, vibrating noise. We had woodpeckers attacking our chimney cap (stainless steel) every morning around 7:00 AM for about three weeks. A neighbor has some sort of metal contraption bird feeder and they were pecking that also, so I can imagine that the reflective film on this thing, coupled with the food would make for a prime woodpecker target. Yes, these are the problems we have in the suburbs.

The psychology is that male birds, during mating, will often attack other male birds of the same species (the reflections look like other males). Seems they want all the women folk for themselves. We humans are much more advanced.

re: "The psychology is that male birds, during mating, will often attack other male birds of the same species..."

I just got back from a Gay guesthouse and, um, the same holds true there too. ;)