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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Friends of ours in Virgina put out food for the birds. The problem is, the squirrels like it too. So they put up a suspended bird feeder with a weight trigger: if something heavier than a normal bird lands on it (like a squirrel), it starts spinning and making noises, to throw off (and scare off) the intruder.
Alas, it doesn't have the intended effect. The squirrels seem to think it's an amusement park ride, and after getting tossed off and staggering dizzy for a few moments, climb right back up in an apparent case of "Ohhh! That was fun! Do it again!" 
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Dennis |
the only truly effective anti squirrel tool is to put extremely hot chili powder on the birdseed. birds don't have the receptors on their tongues to sense the heat, squirrels however do and do not care for the sensation