Ground feeding DIY ideas...

....to protect my food for those I want to have it....

Does anyone have a cheap, excellent idea as to how I can keep the 'bigger birds' from my ground feeding foods please?

I want to put some mealworms and other bits for my tits etc but the starlings wiped them out last time i did. In seconds!

I am thinking maybe an unwanted dog crate over dishes with the food in..or upside down mesh storage trays....

Has anyone done something similar, with success?

Thank you