New Perch. This fell during one of the storms...landed broken end first and stood up like it was planted. The birds love having a new perch. Look at the clothes line between the feeder and the tree. See how it's twisted? (click on picture to enlarge) That tells me the raccoons came last night and sat up there trying to figure out how to get down that skinny rope in order to dismantle the feeder. Since I moved the feeder away from the tree, I haven't had any more raccoon problems. (I hope I didn't speak too soon)