Squirrels are a nuisance for bird lovers as these pesky creatures eat away the food meant for wild birds. With great skill at walking on anything, such as wires and poles, and with the ability to jump from high branches of trees, these creatures always seem to find a way into a bird feeder. Once they do so, they leave little or nothing for the hungry birds. The only solution is to have squirrel proof feeders for the birds. This is the only way to keep them away from the wild bird seed.
There are many different bird feeders on the market for the wild species of birds you would like to attract. You will find that many of them are topped with plastic domes to keep the pesky squirrels from getting the wild bird food. The squirrel proof bird feeders have plastic domes fitted at the top and at the bottom. When the squirrels try to climb up the pole or descend the suspension wire they encounter the deterrent. Unable to tackle it they fall to the ground, spilling a little bit of seed in the process, which they eat. But the amazing thing is the creatures try this very trick again and again till they are full. Squirrels definitely find ingenuous ways of getting what they want from a squirrel proof bird feeder.
Squirrel proof feeders come with chambers that allow only small birds to enter and gain access to food, while preventing squirrels from doing so. A plastic coated metal netting around the bird feeder works as a perfect deterrent. Only the beaks of the birds reach the food ports. Do not apply jelly on the poles or the suspension wires. Though this may prevent the squirrels from eating the food meant for the migratory birds, the jelly may stick to the wings of some birds and make flying difficult for them.
Another way of making a bird feeder squirrel proof is to keep bird food in the feeder that is unpalatable to the squirrels. Suet bird food or cakes that are preferred by birds are not liked by the squirrels. Safflower seeds and niger thistle are other bird foods that squirrels disdain completely.
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