Step 8: Fill the feeder with seed

Fill the feeder with seed build bird
Photo: Wendell T. Webber
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Pull the grommet along the wire to loosen the top, pull the top out of the cylinder, then fill the cylinder with seed. Fit the top back on, pull the wire taut, and slide the rubber grommet tight against the peak again.
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