Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder
Sep 11, 2019 08:32:54 #
This is a squirrel proof birder feeder arrangement that has worked for me for years. With an aggressive squirrel, you may have to adjust the baffle height or raise the entire system.
Barry
Barry
Sep 11, 2019 08:36:11 #
Yes, that type of shield works very well. I had the large, gray plastic one.
Sep 11, 2019 08:43:22 #
I initially had a clear plastic one but the sun eventually destroyed it. The metal one also has the advantage of separating such that you can open it to just clamp it on around the pole.
Sep 11, 2019 08:55:47 #
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Sep 11, 2019 08:57:07 #
I like the idea of applying WD40 or grease to the pole. At least it would be funnier to watch. 
Sep 11, 2019 09:10:02 #
I found that greasing the pole only works for one day. After repeated attempts to climb the pole, they will wipe the grease off by the second day.
Sep 11, 2019 09:12:50 #
Another low-cost option that I never had fail is to use one of those plastic 10-12 apple trays with the snaps around the edges - you simply clamp the plastic tray around the pole of the bird feeder and snap the edges together so it stays in place. Simple, it works, and re-purposes the plastic tray. Squirrels can't figure it out or circumvent it, unless there's a tree branch nearby.
Sep 11, 2019 09:13:59 #
The squirrels in my neighbor hood are very good jumpers, so for the cone to work effectively the feeders have to be minimum of 10 feet high and far enough away any object they can climb and jump across. Which equates to 10 feet away and still every now and then there is one that is very determined and will master a way to get to feeders, which shows the will of the wild to survive.
Sep 11, 2019 10:40:04 #
Around my neck of the woods there are several ways to stop the squirrels.
However................The bears!
However................The bears!
Sep 11, 2019 12:49:00 #
birdman12 wrote:
This is a squirrel proof birder feeder arrangement that has worked for me for years. With an aggressive squirrel, you may have to adjust the baffle height or raise the entire system.
Barry
Barry
I use hot sauce. The squirrels hate it and the birds don't care.
Sep 11, 2019 13:11:11 #
Gene51 wrote:
I use hot sauce. The squirrels hate it and the birds don't care.
I wonder what bears think of it Sep 11, 2019 15:58:56 #
I've used those types of baffles for years with great success. As long as the pole is not near to something the squirrels can jump from, they're practically fool proof.
Sep 12, 2019 07:54:03 #
I've been using "slinkies" over the pole. They work fine.
Sep 12, 2019 07:55:15 #
Yankee Flipper. I don't have one, but I chuckle every time I see one of their videos.
https://youtu.be/W8h7kDtTyJU
https://youtu.be/W8h7kDtTyJU
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