It’s the best of times (for squirrel lovers) and the worst of times (for misas ciuridaes, my made up word for one who hates squirrels). Best because there are quadrillions of the buggers. Worst because keeping them out of bird feeders (among other targets) is a never ending battle.
This is part one of two possible solutions. Honest to gosh squirrel proof bird feeders, according to their builders. Here’s Steve Lake’s report on his uncle David Barr’s invention. Friday, Annette offers her version.
Take one landscape timber and, on one end, drill two (or four) holes opposite each other, slightly offset. Drill holes about 2 3 inches deep, about 3/8 inch diameter.
Cut two pieces of concrete rebar about 20 inch long and drive them into the holes. Take a section of tin stove piping about 30 inch long and attach to the landscape timber with nails on the top and bottom of the piping.
Make sure there is no more than 1 2 inch between the piping and the timber so the squirrels are not able to get between the timber and the piping.
Dig a hole about 24 inch 36 inch deep and set the upright timber in. You can concrete it in for greater security
This only works if there are no trees, buildings or fences nearby. Squirrels can jump across or down (but not up!) about 12 feet. I believe it came from Wild Birds Inc. Anyway with a baffle on the pole the squirrels cannot get on the feeder. For awhile I had it close to a philodendron and they jumped from the leaves so I moved the feeder and there is nothing around for them to jump on to it. The link below is the one I have it works as long as a baffle is used.
I have a squirrel proof bird feeder and it was a gift quite Air Jordan DMP a long time awhile ago. I believe it came from Wild Birds Inc. Anyway with a baffle on the pole the squirrels cannot get on the feeder. For awhile I had it close to a philodendron and they jumped from the leaves so I moved the feeder and there is nothing around for them to jump on to it. I live right across the street from West 11th Street Park, and there is an infinite supply of them. Instead, I have become the ultimate lazy gardener/lazy wildlife enthusiast. I have some bare patches on my lawn, because it is under a big post oak. So I buy a bird feed mix and just broadcast it out on the ground. The squirrels eat some, the birds eat some, and some of the rest sprouts and fills up my bare spot. No, I don care that it is not St. Augustine grass. As long as it looks green from the street, I ok with it. And the squirrels and doves are all getting fat.
For those who may be interested, here is a link to a squirrel proof feeding system THAT WORKS!I have had this system in my backyard for a couple of years now and it has never been bothered by squirrels or raccoons and I have plenty of both critters in my yard. The only caveat is that you do have to put it in a clear area no trees or other structures that the crafty little buggers can jump from. But I can recommend this system without Nike LeBron 11 reservation to anyone seriously interested in protecting their bird feeders from squirrels.
Squirrels have a long history of proving they are smarter and far more creative than the ape family. Why bang against the wall when you can surrender and enjoy their interesting behavior. You can feed the birds and the squirrels for as little as $100 per week, no Air Jordan Fusion 4 sweat. The key is to feed the squirrels first. The birds are patient, except when they are teaching their young to hunt. Then you can observe some entertaining encounters between the birds and the beasts. You can also design tests to see who has the quicker learning curve, the blue jay or the fox squirrel. You can sometimes even encourage a red shin hawk to drop in and shop for a few whitewings. All and all, you can, with proper planning, see your weekly striped sunflower seed bill grow to $500 or more a week. Then you have to start feeding sunflower harts because the pile of shells from the sunflowers seeds is blocking your view of the fun. Now the weekly cost is approaching $1,000 a week no step for a stepper. Now, why did we start this to begin with?
I used to think squirrels were cute too. I fed them field corn and loved to watch them tease my dog, just far enough out of her reach to stay safe. Then I got too busy to replace the corn and began to notice the squirrels eating Air Jordan CDP my altheas blooms. They twist off the flowers, turn it over, eat out the juicy part underneath the petals, and then throw the blooms on the ground.
After that, they started on the branches, then the trunks. Pretty soon all three altheas were dead. So they started on my pine compost bin!
When I complained to my Rose Rustler pal, he laughed at me and said, were feeding them, weren you? Well, yes. then you Air Jordan 20s stopped, didn you? Well, yes. now you got them trained to come to your yard to feed and they eating everything in sight aren they? moved to a new house several years later and believe me, I will never feed another squirrel again! In fact, I think it time they feed US. Anyone know a good recipe for squirrel gumbo? Laissez les bons cureuils rouler!
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