Steven Wilson's unusual
Steven Wilson's unusual
https://www.thespruce.com/best-squirrel-proof-bird-feeders-4173490I have feeders in the front and back, positioned to be seen from the living room, and two birdbaths in the back. Love watching the birds come and go. We have Cardinals year round but it's about time for the Hummers and Tanagers to show up soon. But this is one of those years I have a very determined squirrel.....
I have one of those weight activated bird feeders. Works fine for the smaller birds. Last Xmas my wife gave me this:
I read that the grey squirrels don't like Chilli powder and that the birds can't taste it, so I might try that as the squirrels are devouring the de-husked sunflower seeds at an alarming rate. If it was our native Red Squirrels I wouldn't worry (they also hibernate, and do little or no damage to trees ..... or lofts!) and are now very rare in the UK due to the deadly virus the non-native grey squirrels carry, who also out compete them for food. There is one good bit of news for our native Reds, where Pine Martens have been reintroduced the number of Reds go up, as its easier for the Pine Martens to catch the greys!I have one of those weight activated bird feeders. Works fine for the smaller birds. Last Xmas my wife gave me this:
https://www.amazon.com/Recognition-Powered-Capture-Detection-Watching/dp/B0CQT7DW51/ref=sr_1_36?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lhp7Q-TNJbZZVJMJcKkSUwsReU-1c0bq98nvMfvw1ww6BFZW047qbyHXy4B23V6cpuFqKqvHoNAaUvMkFa2I5gzpsP5yA80C-RSDy0txcmk5R2qQ4UGbesdcduNn5Ncz-cgFJ3tMVayub4Y9xirxrYRalEVsH_0FqBXSBtW81nST2WW3thj3tQXcU2gPlfuCq9v9PYptzK5IGtKm4b3qdog2BZx2LFpdUnlVGAPSJALQA3bOlNGWkfMXbqsPeKitjRVQkdaXamvVs2dxYf5TLBBNecZxM0-pb0T5U-suSO8.P354UMidetBqb1a5dKARkn4Im3ZA0NlF3KIDt1wZvrM&dib_tag=se&keywords=bird+feeder+with+video&qid=1710527619&sr=8-36&th=1
It is pretty cool! It notify's your phone if theirs activity on the perch, has audio to hear the birds and also a siren & one way talk from the phone to scare away squirrels. It has night vision & uses AI to identify the birds. Before I got this I didn't know a finch from a sparrow. Plus how it's mounted we can also see the birds from our kitchen window.
It is an easy target for squirrels but I use use spicy hot bird seed & they don't like that. The birds love it.
We have several of these and they all work well.
Good thing you aren’t ‘bowling for squirrels’ Clement, judging by how fast and clever the little buggers can be. lol. Congrats on your strike streak. You have become a real force to reckon with.The first time i ever strung together seven strikes. My 15th clean game and my new high score!
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Thanks. I have all sizes of birds feeding so not sure how effective those would be.
I have one of those weight activated bird feeders. Works fine for the smaller birds. Last Xmas my wife gave me this:
https://www.amazon.com/Recognition-Powered-Capture-Detection-Watching/dp/B0CQT7DW51/ref=sr_1_36?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lhp7Q-TNJbZZVJMJcKkSUwsReU-1c0bq98nvMfvw1ww6BFZW047qbyHXy4B23V6cpuFqKqvHoNAaUvMkFa2I5gzpsP5yA80C-RSDy0txcmk5R2qQ4UGbesdcduNn5Ncz-cgFJ3tMVayub4Y9xirxrYRalEVsH_0FqBXSBtW81nST2WW3thj3tQXcU2gPlfuCq9v9PYptzK5IGtKm4b3qdog2BZx2LFpdUnlVGAPSJALQA3bOlNGWkfMXbqsPeKitjRVQkdaXamvVs2dxYf5TLBBNecZxM0-pb0T5U-suSO8.P354UMidetBqb1a5dKARkn4Im3ZA0NlF3KIDt1wZvrM&dib_tag=se&keywords=bird+feeder+with+video&qid=1710527619&sr=8-36&th=1
It is pretty cool! It notify's your phone if theirs activity on the perch, has audio to hear the birds and also a siren & one way talk from the phone to scare away squirrels. It has night vision & uses AI to identify the birds. Before I got this I didn't know a finch from a sparrow. Plus how it's mounted we can also see the birds from our kitchen window.
It is an easy target for squirrels but I use use spicy hot bird seed & they don't like that. The birds love it.
We have squirrel baffles on our bird feeders. The feeders mount on a steel pole about six feet high, with a crook on top to hang the feeders off to one side. On the pole, there is a sort of bell-shaped device hanging on the pole that is too wide for the squirrels to grasp. I often see them climb up the pole and into the baffle, then they come back down.Thanks. I have all sizes of birds feeding so not sure how effective those would be.
Normally with every crop of squirrels, some juveniles tend to be a pita. I usually pop then with the air rifle and they learn their lesson. But they are quicker than me these days and I don't like to kill them.
The people in the Wild Birds store told us that the squirrels can jump 10 feet through the air from the tree branches to the bird feeder.One issue we've had is squirrels jumping from nearby trees, so we do move the feeders depending on how the branches grow each year.
They're not afraid of heights, and they're not afraid to miss and try again.The people in the Wild Birds store told us that the squirrels can jump 10 feet through the air from the tree branches to the bird feeder.
I do as well. Apparently this one is flinging himself somehow from a 4x4 gate post an almost impossible distance. But if I move the feeder it will be either out of sight or near a tree. I already have it so high I can barely reach it.We have squirrel baffles on our bird feeders. The feeders mount on a steel pole about six feet high, with a crook on top to hang the feeders off to one side. On the pole, there is a sort of bell-shaped device hanging on the pole that is too wide for the squirrels to grasp. I often see them climb up the pole and into the baffle, then they come back down.
One issue we've had is squirrels jumping from nearby trees, so we do move the feeders depending on how the branches grow each year.
nah nah nah Bro; I'm out here waitin' for yaSometimes I'm so glad I don't announce things prematurely anymore...
Well, I didn't sign an NDA, so basically a band I had managed to blackma- er I mean convince them to let me mix their debut album in 5.1 broke up before the album was completed.nah nah nah Bro; I'm out here waitin' for ya
Young people can be the most creative, yet the most volatile. Knowing what I know now, I wonder how some groups ever made it at all.Well, I didn't sign an NDA, so basically a band I had managed to blackma- er I mean convince them to let me mix their debut album in 5.1 broke up before the album was completed.
It helps if you’re lucky enough to breakthrough within the first album or two. Then money will keep the band together for a while. Well until they make enough to tell the rest of the band to F offf.Knowing what I know now, I wonder how some groups ever made it at all.
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