tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849402373517742206.post90525216515492860..comments2024-03-15T03:29:19.010-05:00Comments on World Bird Sanctuary: Help Your Feathered Friends This Winter.World Bird Sanctuaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11486246317469409527noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849402373517742206.post-81049634118583154562011-11-28T21:41:01.244-06:002011-11-28T21:41:01.244-06:00Squirrels can be a real problem. We've finall...Squirrels can be a real problem. We've finally found a couple of solutions since our backyard squirrels travel in herds. There are seed feeders on the market that are situated on a spring system that closes off the feeding port when a squirrel lands on it (his weight pulls it down). Available at most stores that carry a good selection of bird feeders. We've finally found a suet that deters squirrels--it's a hot pepper suet! It doesn't bother the birds, but we watched a squirrel try it the day we first put it out. It bit into the suet, pawed at its mouth, and jumped off the feeder. Never bothered it again. Also, if you have a tall enough tree, you can hang the feeders on a REALLY long rope (about 15-20 feet long) far enough out from the trunk that the squirrel can't jump to it. The feeder needs to be at least six feet off the ground. (This takes a really big tree.) You can also cut the bottom off of a 2-liter soda bottle, tie a big knot in the clothesline the feeder hangs from, and string the cut off soda bottle onto the line so the pour spout rests on the knot. Of course, the feeder needs to be beyond jumping distance from any nearby trees, bushes, chairs, tables, etc. Hope one of these suggestions helps.Photoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757526581200211637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849402373517742206.post-55598728711424688922011-11-28T10:38:19.415-06:002011-11-28T10:38:19.415-06:00Any ideas of how to keep squirrels off the feeders...Any ideas of how to keep squirrels off the feeders? The squirrels are keeping the birds away from mine and everything I try fails. I have my feeders hanging from a treeJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189022289978252039noreply@blogger.com