Maggie's Farm

I have both the Whipper and the Dipper. The Whipper is the birds' favorite because of the branch-like perch. The Dipper empties at less than half the rate of the Whipper and many birds don't seem to feel secure standing on the landing. The squirrels finally gave up on them, though they gave it a valiant effort. I don't think any squirrel stayed on the Whipper more than two revolutions before they became flying squirrels. I suspended the feeders on a thin cable strung beween two large oaks about ten feet off the ground, so the little acrobats had to do a high-wire act before assaulting the feeders. The battery charge on the Whipper lasts for months & isn't hard to recharge. You'll enjoy not having to fill the feeder too often, but you might want to go ahead and get a couple of 50 pound bags of sunflower seeds.