I'd really been hoping to attract birds with this, but what showed up is so much funnier:
Now that's determination:
And since there's no point in climbing back up because someone might take your prime spot, you might as well eat where you are:
It's not like the neighborhood birds are suffering because of this; our neighbors have four or five feeders out.
A ruby-throated hummingbird stopped by to check out the new feeder this morning, but didn't stay long; given the racket the three thieves were making with their squabbling, I wouldn't have either.
As you can imagine, the cat spent most of the morning with his nose pressed up against the glass of the back door.