It is beautiful to look at but birds can't land on it or it will tip (it's like a booby trap for birds). Squirrels are too heavy for it and tear it apart. The day after I hung it I looked out in the yard and saw a squirrel carrying something off - thought it was a hot dog or something. He grabbed it and ran over the fence and gone. They had knocked it down and ripped off the bottom piece of the feeder that connects to the base. Somehow my husband found that piece and glued the feeder back together. We have learned not to put any food in in but to hang it and enjoy it's beauty.