I received this feeder to test. I’ve used it for about two weeks now. I don’t usually buy this style of feeder because I don’t really want to make it available to the doves and other non-desirable birds. I was surprised that I have not noticed any dove, starling, crows, etc eating from the feeder. It must be sized just right that only the smaller songbirds want to eat from it. The quality is wonderful as you would expect from Bird’s Choice. The roof is one piece so at least it won’t let rain drop in from the top. But it does slide off for easy filling. The open design is nice because you can see the birds from both sides and not having a pile of food blocking the view of the side not facing the house. The only downside I see is the volume of seed it can hold. Since it’s a platform style, it doesn’t hold as much seed as a tube or house feeder would. But hey, take the good with the bad!