- Side Color? (Red or Green) – The Color of the sides is personal preference, the best selling color is Forest Green. Models with Red sides are popular as gifts, there is no difference in performance between the two colors.
- Wire Finish? “Copper-Gold Iridescent” or “Satin Black” – The color of the wire is mostly personal preference, both finishes have similar weather resistance properties. Satin Black is a solid coating and it has a UV Topcoat. The black tends to blend-in more with the forest green sides and it has a more subtle look. The Black Satin Finish is best selling finish and most popular finish. The Copper-Gold Iridescent finished wire is also weather resistant and an accent to the green or red sides. The Copper-Gold wire can change between copper and gold depending on viewing angle and sunlight. Copper-Gold tends to have a custom-crafted appearance (compared to a solid color) because each part turns out a little different during the finishing process. We have named both colors “Goldfinch Copper-Gold Iridescent” and “Black-Capped Chickadee Black”.
- Seed Hopper? (Polycarbonate Plastic or Steel) – The Seed Hopper choice is the biggest difference in the models – read about the hopper differences below.
Models & How to Choose
There are 3 choices to decide on which model – side color, wire color, and hopper style – plastic hopper or steel hopper.