Here we are, at the very start of the..bromance..maybe.

At a now defunct nursery, we spotted a pottery creation that was perfect for our garden.

Not plastic, so not sun sensitive. tick.

Heavy, so not a problem in the..Ekka winds, spilling seed all over the backyard. tick.

Had a strong attachment point..so should be multiple possum proof. tick

Had strong rope for the above..albeit rayon or nylon..tick

This rope lasted well, btw.

Pottery, so..in the unlikely (huh) event of breakage, would be mendable..tick.

Price.under $80..or $70..cant really remember, now. tick.

So, immediate purchase. Slight hiccup..needed a Something to hang from.

The honeybun was not even lukewarm about the prospect of a bracket engineered to fit on Her backfence…

Um.

In the old house, we had a pagola, the sort you train roses on, ( or in our case,  Chokohs)

Another was duly purchased.el cheapo, tinny, put it together yourself version. Stuck down the backyard on a rockgarden, and the birdfeeder was duly hung from its topmost bit. Seed purchased, loaded up, and we retired to observe.

Now, the birdfeeder was possibly a tad heavy..it put a considerable bow in this arch.

Birds loved it, of course…free tucker! And a climbing frame, where we could swear at all the other lorikeets…perform acrobatic maneuvours, thereby showing how clever we were, and giving more avenues for attack. Nothing like fanging an unwanted intruder from the upside down position.

but early one morning, the pagola had collapsed, birdfeeder on the ground..in pieces. Sigh. Some polypipe was purchased, the pagola bolstered with polypipe. Birdfeeder glued back together..we had mutterings about how daggy it now looked, but it was functional once again. The pagola was now attached to stakes in the ground….and the polypipe was too big for Lorikeet claws..a bonus..but they managed in other ways

Eventually, the pagola died a rusty but peaceful death. Noo recovering from that,  and another similar one didnt appeal. We spotted a stand..unsuitable, though. Time marched on, and finally..Ikea I think it was,  found The One. Tripod legs, overhanging hook positioned above the middle of the tripod.. Yes!

Wasnt long before rocks were piled on the legs, stakes didnt work in wet ground..sigh.

There was a point of maximum torque, where the weight was inclined to twist the downpole sideways..metal pipe inserted, bolts inserted to hold everything together..they need tightening here and there..works a treat.

We much preferred the pink and grey galahs..they seemed to arrive late afternoon, and were a joy to watch and listen to. Eeee! Slower than Lorikeets, not as crabby,  would have a munch, look up, “Eeeee”, and resume.

Then we had Max. Sulphur Crested Cockatoo. Huge! The birdfeeder tilts at an alarming angle, but no matter!

Then we had two…a Maxine, maybe. Then three, and four. Sunflower seeds really hit the spot.

At night,..possums! Never (usually) more than one..

Two possums here..

Latest tragedy..back pole snapped. Birdfeeder descended straight down..turned into rubble.

What a mess!

We spent a wee while trying to source another birdfeeder..to no avail. So, metal rod inserted, hole drilled, screw put in, ..upright again! More glue on birdfeeder..looking more decrepit now. All weight now supported by a wire, with washers on the end, threaded through a hole in the bottom, the top jazzy looking chamber now being glued back together!

Now, pigeons have rated their Own Blog..the sods. So, homepage, stick  pigeons  in the search box, and enjoy!

To read older posts..goes back to 2017..main page, go blog, then under categories, blog again, and there are now older posts  to select, bottom of the first page of articles, on the left.

Look at the sods!

Latest addition…lookit!