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A father who kept his fencerows for the birds, a mother who fed them from a pie pan on the porch rail, and thirty-six winters of writing down what came to every feeder he ever hung. The fencerows are gone. Virgil makes what had to replace them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-hero-foot\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-chip\"\u003e74 left · final run · no restock\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"vc-hero-note\"\u003e\"Show him the seed, and he'll come.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ================= STATS ================= --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-stats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e36\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinters at the bench\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e3,000+\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCounts in his ledgers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e74\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeeders remaining\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ================= QUOTE ================= --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-story\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vc-story-quote\"\u003eEverybody thinks the job of a feeder is to hold seed. It isn't. A bird doesn't go hungry because there's no food. He goes hungry because he can't see it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vc-story-author\"\u003e— Virgil Combs, Berea, Kentucky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ================= INCLUDES ================= --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"vc-h2\"\u003eWhat arrives at your door\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-includes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-tile\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-tile-icon\"\u003e\u003csvg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#B3262D\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 2v3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 5c-4 0-7 5-7 10a7 3 0 0 0 14 0c0-5-3-10-7-10z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M9 11v5M15 11v5\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eOne bark dish feeder, finished by hand and ready to hang\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-tile\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-tile-icon\"\u003e\u003csvg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#B3262D\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 2c-2 3 2 5 0 8s2 5 0 8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003ccircle cx=\"12\" cy=\"20\" r=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/circle\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHanging Cord\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNatural jute cord, already attached, for any branch, hook or porch beam\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-tile\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-tile-icon\"\u003e\u003csvg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#B3262D\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\u003e\u003crect x=\"4\" y=\"3\" width=\"16\" height=\"18\" rx=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/rect\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M8 8h8M8 12h8M8 16h5\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHanging Card\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWhere to hang it, and the three free things that decide everything\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-tile\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-tile-icon\"\u003e\u003csvg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#B3262D\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M4 4h12l4 4v12H4z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M8 10v6M11 10v6M14 10v6M7 13h9\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFirst-Visitor Card\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eA page from Virgil's ledger to write down your first cardinal\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ================= FEATURES ================= --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"vc-h2\"\u003eWhy one gets used, and a store-bought feeder hangs empty for years\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-features\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-card vc-card-wide\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-card-no\"\u003eNo. 01\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Open Table Principle\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bird finds food with his eyes: by sight, by memory, by watching the others. Of the 98 most common backyard species, \u003cb\u003e88 feed from an open tray or dish, and 48 never use a tube at all.\u003c\/b\u003e Most feeders sold today hide the seed behind plastic, inside a cage or down a little port. Every part of this one is built the other way round: to show the seed, and to give a bird a clear place to land and look around. \u003ci\u003e\"The job isn't to hold seed. It's to show it.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-card-no\"\u003eNo. 02\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Open Dish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shallow bowl shaped into the base, so the seed sits on top where a bird in the next tree can see it from the branch. No ports, no tube, nothing to dig out with a butter knife after a rain. \u003ci\u003e\"If he can see it, he'll come down for it.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-card-no\"\u003eNo. 03\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Three Windows\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree wide arched openings instead of walls, so a feeding bird keeps a clear view on every side. A bird that can see what's coming eats calmly and stays longer. \u003ci\u003e\"Nobody likes eating with his back to the door.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-card-no\"\u003eNo. 04\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Porch Rail\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA perch at the front, the way his mother's porch rail sat in front of her pie pan. Somewhere to land first, look around and then step in. \u003ci\u003e\"Nobody walks into a diner through the window.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-card-no\"\u003eNo. 05\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Small Plate\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6.7 inches wide overall, holding about a morning's seed. It is the size of Virgil's very first dish, and after 36 winters of hanging bigger and smaller ones beside it, still the size his ledgers say gets used. Fresh every day, never a week of stale seed sitting in the rain. \u003ci\u003e\"A big feeder is a stale feeder.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-card vc-card-wide\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-card-no\"\u003eNo. 06\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Bark Coat\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outside carries the bark of the white oak limb Virgil cut his very first dish from in 1990, every ridge and crack of it, so it looks as if it grew on the branch it hangs from. Nothing shiny, nothing that flaps in the wind. And he did not take the look on faith: in the winter of 2003 he hung two identical dishes side by side, one with the bark coat, one sanded smooth and painted green, and counted the first hour after sunrise all winter long. \u003ci\u003e\"Birds will come to something that looks like it belongs in the tree long before they'll come to something that doesn't.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-tally\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-tally-win\"\u003eBark coat: 164 visits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vc-tally-lose\"\u003ePainted: 58 visits\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ================= EXPERT ================= --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-expert\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-expert-label\"\u003eFrom the field notes\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vc-expert-quote\"\u003e\"People assume that if a feeder is full, the birds will find it. Very often they don't. Most backyard birds locate food by sight, and the most common feeders on the market hide the seed from exactly the birds people most want to see. Cardinals, chickadees, titmice, wrens, nuthatches: the great majority of them will take an open dish over a tube or a cage. Three things decide whether a feeder gets used. The seed has to be visible, the bird needs somewhere to land with a clear view around him, and the portion should be small enough to stay fresh, so a day or two at a time, then rinse and refill. Hang it about ten feet from a shrub or tree for cover, and fill it with black-oil sunflower rather than a cheap mix. Get those right and you have given them a table they will come back to all winter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vc-expert-name\"\u003eDr. Ruth Ellison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"vc-expert-inst\"\u003eAvian Ecologist · Ohio Valley Feeder Survey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ================= PERFECT FOR ================= --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"vc-h2\"\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-tags\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"vc-tag\"\u003eCardinal lovers\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"vc-tag\"\u003eA first feeder that actually gets used\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"vc-tag\"\u003eThe kitchen-window coffee ritual\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"vc-tag\"\u003ePorches, decks \u0026amp; small yards\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"vc-tag\"\u003eWinter feeding\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"vc-tag\"\u003eSomeone who misses someone\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"vc-tag\"\u003eGrandparents \u0026amp; grandkids\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"vc-tag\"\u003eThe person who has everything\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ================= CHECKLIST ================= --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"vc-h2\"\u003eQuality you can check yourself\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"vc-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn open dish you can see straight into\u003c\/strong\u003e — no tube, no ports, no wire cage. Hold it up at eye level: if you can see the seed, so can he.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree wide windows\u003c\/strong\u003e — a clear view on every side while he eats, instead of four walls and a hole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA perch at the front\u003c\/strong\u003e — the one detail most decorative feeders leave out, and the reason so many of them get flown past.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA bark finish that looks grown on the tree\u003c\/strong\u003e — not painted, not glossy, nothing you'll want to hide. Side-by-side, Virgil's birds chose it nearly three to one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinal run, finished by hand\u003c\/strong\u003e — every feeder made from Virgil's original 1990 dish and finished at his bench in Berea. Once the shelf is clear, there is no restock and no successor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- ================= GUARANTEE ================= --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-guarantee\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-seal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhole\u003cbr\u003eWinter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuarantee\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMoney-Back Guarantee, No Deadline\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing about a bird happens on a schedule, so the guarantee is not tied to a clock. Hang it up and live with it. If the feeder is not everything you hoped — the finish, the perch, the way it hangs — send it back for a full refund. One email is all it takes, and shipping within the US is free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ================= NOTE ================= --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vc-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on hand finishing and wild visitors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every feeder is finished by hand, so the tone of the bark, the color and small marks vary a little from one to the next — that is the mark of handwork, not a fault. And birds are wild. A new feeder is usually found within a few days, sometimes a few weeks; the timing belongs to the birds, not to us. Three things make far more difference than anything else, and all of them are free: fill it with black-oil sunflower instead of a cheap filler mix, scatter a small handful on the ground underneath for the first few days, and hang it about ten feet from a shrub or tree. A shallow pan of fresh water nearby helps too. Offer about a morning's worth at a time. Rinse the dish with warm water every couple of weeks and let it dry before refilling. No feeder is squirrel-proof, whatever the box says: hang it from a hook with a baffle above, away from anything a squirrel can jump from. Late fall is the best time of the year to hang one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ================= SPECS ================= --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"vc-h2\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"vc-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade from\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVirgil's original 1990 white oak dish, reproduced line for line and finished by hand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural bark look, hand-toned — no gloss, nothing shiny\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSet contents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 bark dish feeder with attached jute cord · hanging card · first-visitor card\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.7 × 6.3 × 4.7 in (17 × 16 × 12 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen, shallow bowl — holds about a morning's seed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpenings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree wide arched windows, clear view on every side\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePerch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIntegrated bark perch at the front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHanging\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural jute cord, pre-attached; swap for a light chain if your squirrels chew\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBest seed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack-oil sunflower, sunflower hearts, safflower, dried mealworms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVisitors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChickadees, titmice, nuthatches, finches, wrens, cardinals\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural bark brown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHanging spot\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWithin sight of a window, about 10 ft from a shrub or tree\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRinse with warm water every couple of weeks, dry before refilling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinished by hand by Virgil Combs in Berea, Kentucky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"vc-specs-hl\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinal run — 74 only, no restock · 4.9 ★ from 1,240 reviews\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CedarAndTin Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53414903120139,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4272\/4619\/files\/hf_20261004_190251_3b16fdca-e160-4201-9f23-c28e1fd2cb29.png?v=1791142795","url":"https:\/\/cedarandtinco.com\/products\/virgils-bird-feeder","provider":"CedarAndTin Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}