The Nuttery Helix Bird Seed Feeder HELD04 – Squirrel & Pigeon Proof – Hanging Metal Garden Bird Feeder – Weather Resistant with Easy to Clean & Easy to Fill Access – For Wild Bird Seed Feeding

Excellent, attractive feeder.

I bought this feeder to keep bigger birds and squirrels out, and allow smaller birds to feed. Although it is attractive and well suited to the small birds, there are two major design flaws:1. The screw top is easily unscrewed by squirrels. The feeder then drops to the ground and lots of seed spills out. I had to tie the lid handle to the cage with twist tie, which makes opening and filling the feeder much more fiddly.2. Squirrels get trapped in the cage. The gaps in the mesh are just too big. Today, I had to call the RSPCA to free a squirrel that had its back legs caught and we couldn’t free it. Feeder had to dismantled with bolt cutters.Do not buy. I’ve had the Nuttery Geohaus feeder for many years and it’s a much better choice. Secure, smaller gaps in the cage, easy to open, but locks securely.

I love these. They look great, they keep the big birds out and let the little ones in, however, they are not always squirrel proof but this is down to user error.I've watched the squirrels try and bite through the bars but they can't which is good. What the squirrels do however is jump up and down and shake the bars whilst they have their back legs on the screw nut at the top, by this process they slowly loosen the screw (I'm not sure they even know what they are doing, but they are squirrels after all!) and very soon they are spinning the whole feeder until it falls off, spraying the contents all over the grass.So this feeder is brilliant, but users must make sure the screw top is slightly more than finger tight to stop the squirrels disassembling it!!If I can film them doing this I'll add it to my post at a later date.

Likes -The feeder reasonably well made, but zero chance it will last anywhere near the 10 years the warranty suggestsLooks niceDislikes -Bought with the expectation that it would at least 'discourage' starling. It doesn't. There is ample is room for starlings to get into the feeder and clear the contents very quicklyBought with the hope that the seed catcher would reduce waste falling onto the garden. It doesn't. The flat bottom is small and doesn't hold any seed which accumulates there. Encouraging more starling activityFilling is OK, but fiddly. Difficult to determine when screw has been turned enough to slide lid to one side.Very expensive for what it is - would pay double the price for something which really workedSummaryReturning unsatisfied. Made starling issues worse than previous resistant feeder, which only had the issue of no seed catcherIt probably IS squirrel proof but that is not our problem

Really well made and now I can feed my little birds instead of the pigeons

This feeder seems to be genuinely proof against squirrels and parakeets. I haven't seen any starlings on it either, although there are plenty of these around. It's also a good looking thing if you don't look closely.But filling it is awkward and slow. You have to unscrew a nut from the top and set it aside. Then you remove the lid and set that aside. Then you move over a central bar that blocks the top of the feeding tube, and after all that you can fill the feeder. Finally you have to reverse the first three steps. This is not a good design.Also, it's not well made. The wire cage which forms the main frame is inaccurately welded and the feeder tube sits at an angle in it. The central bar is too long to fit properly into its clip, and jams and has to be dragged out and shoved in with considerable force.It's hung up by the central nut, which has a small wire loop in it. But the wire loop pivots loosely and hangs down against the cage. This makes it difficult to fit the loop over the hanging hook when the cage is hung above head height (which it should be).All in all, a handsome object but the design needs a complete rethink. It should be hung by a big wire loop on hinges at each side of the lid, eliminating the need for a central bar that blocks the tube. This loop should be shaped so that when it's in a vertical position it holds the lid down -- there are already feeders with this feature. The lid should be on a hinge, so you don't have to take it off and set it aside. And the loop should be able to stay upright, however lightly held in place, so that the feeder can be hung up easily.

A very good quality and stylish feeder for small birds. Larger birds don't even try to feed. No real problems with this feeder. Recommended.ProsWell made with the all the major exposed parts being made of metal.Keeps larger birds away. Most other small bird feeder I have had still attract larger birds but this one doesn't.No mess. The feeder has a tray that catches the little seed that falls from the sturdy container. Combined with no grow feed there is almost no seed falling from the feeder.Easy to open and fill and top is screwed on so very secure.Seed is kept dry in the middle container so the feeder doesn't get messy.ConsNot easy to hang from an upward spiralling bird hook. I had to purchase a couple of s shaped hooks to connect it to the bracket on the bird pole.