Protected feeding with less waste the sky-tube combines clever protection against squirrels and larger visitors with a design that helps keep food inside the feeder and off the ground. This keeps more food available for smaller garden birds while helping to create a cleaner feeding area. The weight-sensitive mechanism closes access to the food when a squirrel or heavier visitor lands on the feeder. Smaller garden birds such as tits, sparrows and finches can easily access the feeding ports. The system works automatically, with no settings or adjustments required. Less spillage, less food on the ground the four deep anti-flick feeding ports are designed to make it more difficult for birds to flick food out of the feeder. This means less food is wasted and less ends up underneath the feeder. It helps keep the feeding area cleaner and reduces the amount of food on the ground that could attract rats, mice and other unwanted visitors. The four separate feeding ports allow several