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From Craftsy to Designey Bird Feeders

By Rain Noe - September 10

in Object Culture

I'm lucky enough to live in a natural environment where I'm surrounded by birds. For those who need to attract them, it's easy enough to make your own bird feeder.

For those who prefer to spend, the market is awash in bird feeders ranging from craftsy to downright designey. Copper seems to be the material of choice. At the low end of the market you've got this $35 model apparently designed to attract oenophile birds.

Spend roughly double, and now you're getting into artisanal territory, as with this hand-hammered copper model.

From there the market jumps up into the $100 range, as with these two. (I actually think the hand-hammered model above looks better than both, but it's not squirrel-proof.)

If you want to support artisans, you can go the Etsy route, where you'll find handmade ones like these in the $150 range.

And of course, there is a category for people who are running out of money to spend things on. These models by Gloster are made of powder-coated aluminum and teak.

They're beautiful. Which is why they run in the $800 range!

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Rob Irwin

3 months ago

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Beautiful doesn't have to be synonymous with expensive. It's a nice looking feeder, but these kinds of price points are infuriating.

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Richard Schneeman

3 months ago

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Are the plow and hearth feeders squirrel proof? It doesn’t seem to say so on the page.

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