Danjensen
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:58 am Post subject: Squirrel protection for my bird feed |
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I know this is an old one.
But i'm trying to stop my squirrals from eating all the bird seeds and nuts.
I have hung the feeder by thin wire in the hope they cant climb down it.
Spotted my nemesis yesterday red ears. (he has red ears with white points)
hanging upside down with his hind legs hanging from the branch and his front legs pulling the wire and the feeder up. He then anaged to tip it upside down to get all the nuts out.
I remember seeing a uk tv show that had how smart they are. just wondered if anyone could reccomend a good feeder to outsmart them
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toni
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:00 am Post subject: |
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I have given up on finding a real squirrel proof feeder and changed what I feed the birds. I have been feeding Safflower seeds this year exclusively. Most birds like it, with the exception of the grackles and some other blackbirds and the squirrels won't touch it.
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Danjensen
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Good tip thanks I will look for some.
Year putting peanuts in is kind of too tempting 
Its fun though seeing how many they can stuff in their mouth at one time
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aythya-camellia
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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Is your feeder 10+ feet away from something the squirrels could climb and jump from?
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Danjensen
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| Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Nope went with 5 feet from anything else. they still managed to get to it
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aythya-camellia
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| Danjensen wrote: | | Nope went with 5 feet from anything else. they still managed to get to it |
You should probably move it further away--the squirrels can jump from a tree or something less than ten feet away.
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