A few months back the wife broke our cheap bird feeder so I thought we would replace it with a little better model. Filled it and hung it. Two months later still not a bird using it. One of the squirrels would raid it every not and then but no birds. Went and bought another one of the cheap feeders and the birds are back. Not sure if it is the style, color or material but the birds just do not like this feeder at our home. They like the green plastic column type.