This platform doesn't have a screen platform. Platform feeders with removable screens are better so the food has adquate drainage and vetiliation.
Platform bird feeders are a good choice for backyard bird lovers. They have many benefits. With their versatility, they attract a larger variety of wild birds than any other feeder. Some of the benefits of platform feeders are:
- Unobstructed viewing – Since platform feeders are open on all sides, they allow for unobstructed viewing of the birds. This also allows for both small birds and larger birds to use the feeder.
- Easy-to-clean – Cleaning platform feeders is as easy as cleaning and disinfecting the frame and the removable screen at the bottom.
- Attracts a large variety of birds – Since you can offer almost any type of food from kitchen scraps to seeds, platform feeders attract the widest variety of birds. Unlike other types of feeders, they also allow larger birds to feed since they’re not restricted by size. Some of the birds they attact are: cardinals, doves, chickadees, nuthatches, juncos, painted buntings, purple finches, house finches, red-winged blackbirds, woodpeckers, and many other birds.
- Less food waste – Since most platform feeders have mesh screens, they allow for moisture drainage and adequate ventilation for the food so it doesn’t rot or spoil as easily. Some even come with roofs to protect the food from precipitation.
- Inexpensive
When deciding a location for your platform feeder, although it should be near trees or bushes for protective covering, keep them at least ten feet away from the covering so squirrels don’t jump on them.
Versatile, easy-to-clean, and inexpensive, if you love watching wild birds, a platform feeder is one feeder you shouldn’t go without in your backyard bird sacturay. Considering its many benefits, it will give you many hours of pleasurable bird-watching.