Can this feeder be pole mounted or is it strictly a hanging feeder?
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It can be mounted, but it needs a very small baffle underneath it. If you can't find the info for that on Amazon, you can find it at the site: www.skycafe.com I can tell you I still have had no squirrels on my feeder, but have them on the ground, after having fed birds since 1975. It works just as well on a pole mount, but I live near lots of bears and can't use one.
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The picture shows the hook from which it can be hung. There is a hole on the bottom that is designed to slip over a post. Without seeing your railing, it is hard to know how you might mount it, but if it is a wooden railing and you don't mind drilling into it, you could mount the feeder on a dowel round inserted into a hole in the railing.
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It easily hangs from a pole using the included bracket. The only bad part is that the birds like to sit on the bracket and defecate on the lovely blue top of the feeder necessitating cleaning the top of the feeder.
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I don't know about mounting it on a pole. I don't use mine any more because the squirrels were all over it and had the cover off and the seed all over the ground in nothing flat.
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I don't have any experience using this as a hanging feeder but I would think the bungee cord would work. These feeders are very heavy so I don't think a bird landing on it would cause it to tip. I would try the bungee cord and if that doesn't work purchase a pole system and add a squirrel baffle. These feeders are so well made and easy to clean that it will never need replaced.
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bottom of the feeder is a straight pole. You could anchor it in concrete or in the soil
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After reading the description of that feeder it doesn't say it can be used on a pole. Just describes it as a hanging feeder. The Step-in pole you showed is from a different company. So, I don't know if it would work.
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Yes, there is a loop on the end of the hanging wire that can be used to hang the feeder from a pole.
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Yes it does, and that is the best way to mount. I hung the feeder and it broke after two months due to cheap plastic construction. I had an opus feeder for 15+ years I was replacing.
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It can be mounted on a pole with a hook on the top to hang it from. It is a wonderful bird feeder which withstood a bear batting it around...and, while squirrels get on it, they can't get much because they can't get into the wire mesh.
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Hi, Kathryn. There is a 1" hole in the bottom for a pole. The pole would extend through the bottom tray all the way up between the tubes to the top. The hole is not threaded. We hang it from a wire in a tree, but the pole would work fine, I'm sure, and with the pole extending to the top it would be fairly steady and secure. The people who said there's no way to attach a pole apparently did not turn the feeder upside down and actually look at it.
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Yes. The bottom of the feeder has a threaded indentation where a pole could be screwed on.
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We have two of these excellent feeders and they can be hung by the supplied ring or put on a one inch outside diameter pole. It is designed so the pole enters through the bottom tray and then terminates in a socket at the top. This design makes it very sturdy and as long as your pole is solidly in the ground, wind proof. This is our preferred method of using this feeder. We think that these are the best feeders on the market and our have lasted many years. I highly recommend them. Oh, and most importantly, the birds love them.
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I mounted mine on a regular pole for bird feeders no problem -- hole on bottom of feeder slid right over the pole .
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There is a place underneath in the center that fits a pole. Personally I thought that well wasn't deep enough to keep the feeder steady because of the weight of it when full of seed/nuts. It's supposed to work but I'm too cautious to try it on a pole.
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I actually bought the feeder as a gift for my brother, and I don't believe he has mounted it yet. I also believe that he eventually intends to wire hang it, so I guess I can't be that much help. What I can tell you is that the feeder is very handsome, and appears to be well made (despite some comments I had read from other buyers who thought it was flimsy). As someone who has been feeding birds my whole life, I was struck by the unique architecture and one of a kind look of this feeder. Very different design and very pleasing to the eye. I personally think it would look just fine on a post mount, as long as you protect the feeder from squirrel attack!
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I have mine hanging on a bird feeder pole with a suet pellet feeder on the hook opposite it. I also have the pole surrounded with a 5 foot 3" white PVC pipe so the squirrels can't climb it. It works great!