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Designed to blend seamlessly into your garden
Curva's profile gives it a distinct shape without competing with the surrounding plants. It fits a modern garden, a patio, or a natural landscape equally well. The open form gives birds an inviting place to feed and lets you clearly see who is visiting.
Installation
Installation instructions for pole-mounting or hanging the Curva bird feeder: Link
Corten steel that changes with the seasons
Curva is made of Corten steel, also called weathering steel. Outdoors, its surface develops a rust-colored patina, and that patina protects the steel from further corrosion. The color develops over several months to a few years, depending on rain, humidity, and sun. Each feeder takes on its own character as it settles into the landscape, and there is no paint or coating to maintain.
A note on the patina. Curva's finish keeps evolving after it arrives. Its color and depth shift with exposure and local weather, so no two feeders look exactly alike, and the same feeder will look different a year from now. While the patina is still forming, rain can carry rust-colored runoff from the steel.
FAQs
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Curva mounts on poles with a 1" outside diameter, using the Erva mounting flange. That includes the Brome BirdsUP® 1" pole, the Wild Birds Unlimited Advanced Pole System, and Erva pole systems. It does not fit ⅝" poles.
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No. The rust-colored patina that forms outdoors is a protective layer that slows further corrosion. This is why Corten steel is used for outdoor sculpture and building facades.
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Ants can climb a feeder pole long before you notice them on the feeder. The Ant-Mote™ stops crawling insects on the pole itself, below the feeder, and gives visiting birds a small source of water at the same time.
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Curva is designed for birdseed, which is sold separately.
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Lift Curva off the flange and brush off any accumulated debris. We do not suggest using soap or soapy water. The Ant-Mote™ can be cleaned in place with a soft brush or cloth and soapy water. For more information, here is our blog post about cleaning The Ant-Mote™ without removing it from a pole: link
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We ship to the contiguous United States. Shipping is a $3.99 flat rate, and free on orders over $99.