A pie plate, wire & a thistle feeder

I always notice a lot of black thistle seeds? hulls? on the ground under these feeders.

So, I concocted a home remedy this morning.

Place your thistle feeder in the center of an aluminum pie plate.
Make small holes on either side of the bottom perch
(or near the bottom holes in a different brand of feeder).

I used picture hanging wire (it's all I could find) and cut two nice lengths.
I held the wire over the bottom perch and threaded each end through a hole.

Then I twisted the wires together under the pie plate.

Tah-dah! A Seed Catcher.

Barring a strong wind, this may help feed a couple more birds...

or not.

We'll see.

:-)

Last minute thought: I'm going to drill holes through terracotta pot trays and replace the aluminum foil pans. I think the extra weight might be more stable should a bird land in the tray. It might also not tip as easily in a breeze. What do you think??

Nothing "shady" about this!
Have a great day!