Posts for: Streets
Sep 22, 2021 07:46:45 #
burkphoto wrote:
Have you seen Mark Rober’s videos on YouTube? If a NASA alumnus engineer can’t thwart squirrels…
https://youtu.be/hFZFjoX2cGg
https://youtu.be/DTvS9lvRxZ8
Warning— Do not eat or drink while watching, or stuff will spray from your nose and mouth!
https://youtu.be/hFZFjoX2cGg
https://youtu.be/DTvS9lvRxZ8
Warning— Do not eat or drink while watching, or stuff will spray from your nose and mouth!
I was under contract with NASA for two projects (Surveyor and Apollo) as are 99% of the spacecraft people. Most engineers usually do NOT come up with simple solutions. We are the Rube Goldbergs of industry.
Sep 21, 2021 13:36:39 #
AviRoad wrote:
I've tried a good number of squirrel resistant bird-feeders but all failed until the one I bought two years ago. That one works...even though with each year, the young ones give it a try. But, so far, they always are thwarted.
DID YOU PAY MORE THAN A DOLLAR?
Sep 21, 2021 13:34:13 #
bodiebill wrote:
I'll still bet on the squirrel
I'd take that bet any time you want to put your money on it. Hell, I'd even give you good odds.
Sep 21, 2021 13:03:10 #
foathog wrote:
What the hell is the branch for??? A real modern design. A piece of sh.....art. LOL
You are not a bird, so you wouldn't know that it's a waiting perch that also serves as a place to pose for photographs.
Sep 21, 2021 10:48:48 #
Here is another view that might clear some questions.
Sep 21, 2021 07:59:16 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Your Squirrels must be extremely stupid, unless the tin roof is greased. When my late wife fed the birds I tried something on the same order as yours and the little bastards came in off the deck roof and hung upside dow to traverse the rafters to get to the feeder the had a sloped metal lid on it.
The best deterrent was Buttons our Yorkie he hated the squirrels!!
The best deterrent was Buttons our Yorkie he hated the squirrels!!
I put my feeder on a pole that is away from anything that a squirrel can leap from or hang from. Unless they grow wings, they are doomed to failure. You should do the same. As I said, this bucket on the pole has worked 100% of the time for three years. My squirrels are as smart as yours. Maybe it's your intelligence that's in question.
Sep 20, 2021 17:33:44 #
It's enjoyable to watch a squirrel walk under the feeder, look up, and just walk away. They are that smart.
Sep 20, 2021 15:33:51 #
Although it cost the great sum of one dollar for the plastic bucket from the store of the same name, it has defeated every critter in the three years that they have attempted to get to the bird seed. The feeder is about six feet off the ground. Only tool needed is a hole saw for the center of the bucket bottom. I have not patented it, so its my gift to all.
Sep 19, 2021 14:12:08 #
wjones8637 wrote:
Nice shot. There's at least a half dozen hanging around our flower beds in BUrleson.
First one I've seen in the 53 years I've lived in Euless.
Sep 17, 2021 16:28:55 #
I could not believe that I would see this little guy in the middle of a drought here in Texas. I have never seen one that wasn't green. He was in amongst the Pentas in our rock garden.
Sep 11, 2021 12:32:29 #
The little 3/4 inch wingspan Skipper is the subject but the lens is the star.
Sep 9, 2021 14:42:09 #
This Comma Butterfly uses it's closed wings for protection from birds and opens them when it feels safe.
Sep 8, 2021 17:54:02 #
AzPicLady wrote:
These are lovely.
I made these shots with my excellent Sony A65 and Sony 18-135mm zoom lens at F5.6 and distance of about 3.5 feet. Its a great combination that stays on my camera most of the time.
Sep 8, 2021 16:44:17 #
Three poses to choose from.
Sep 6, 2021 10:04:20 #
Down load reveals interesting wing structure.
