Bird Feeders

[Robert11]

Hi,

Live outside of Boston.

There seem to be zillions of designs out there, and I imagine more brain
power has been put into this problem than in developing nuclear energy, but
is there any consensous as to which brand and model represent the "most"
squirrel proof hanging bird feeder available ?

I've tried several, and they always seem to outwit me.
Don't really want to go the hot-pepper additive route, if possible.

Thanks,
Bob

[Lanny Chambers]

In article <QZidnYh5Cu6YUbHV...@comcast.com>,
"Robert11" <rgs...@notme.com> wrote:

> is there any consensous as to which brand and model represent the "most"
> squirrel proof hanging bird feeder available ?

None is squirrel proof. Some are squirrel resistant, others provide lots
of entertainment watching the squirrels learn eventually how to defeat
them. Imagining that you can outwit squirrels is just a recipe for high
blood pressure. After all, they have nothing better to do all day than
figuring out how to score a free meal.

Our "solution" is to put out seed only when birds come begging for it,
and only enough for those birds' meal. Squirrels inevitably clean up the
leftovers, but it's not a large amount. We just toss some onto a
glass-topped deck table. Obviously, we aren't feeding a lot of birds,
but our cardinals know how to get our attention!

--
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO

[Laurence Sheldon]

Robert11 wrote:

> There seem to be zillions of designs out there, and I imagine more brain
> power has been put into this problem than in developing nuclear energy, but
> is there any consensous as to which brand and model represent the "most"
> squirrel proof hanging bird feeder available ?

My personal advice is "Learn to enjoy squirrels.

> I've tried several, and they always seem to outwit me.

worse that that, they laugh at you.

> Don't really want to go the hot-pepper additive route, if possible.

Doesn't work anyway.

I like the Droll Yankee feeders for black sun-flower and niger, We put
simple syrup in "hummingbird feeders" for the humming birds and orioles
and chickadees, and a few others.

We put a mix of nigher and chopped oil sunflower in a net bag we got
little tomatoes in.

And we have a half a sheet of plywood with a moulding border on the
corner of the deck rail on which we put cracked corn, peanuts,
"bushytail mix", black sunflower, milo, and leftovers for the birds[1],
squirrels, mice, voles, raccoons, and opossums.

[1] Turkeys, grackles doves, bluejays, catbirds, woodpeckers (downys,
hairys, red bellies, flickers), LBBs, others.
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[Laurence Sheldon]

Laurence Sheldon wrote:

> [1] Turkeys, grackles doves, bluejays, catbirds, woodpeckers (downys,
> hairys, red bellies, flickers), LBBs, others.

How could I forget the cardinals!?!!