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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Just finished hanging 2 finch feeder socks -- I'm converting the small area of trees in my back yard into a bird feeding paradise ... well, at least a pleasant place to munch ... So far I have a feeder for songbirds, the 2 finch socks, and a ground feeding station -- to keep the squirrels off the hanging feeders. Stella cat approves ...
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Keeping the squirrels off the feeding stations can be a challenge. Some friends in VA had a feeder station hanging from a tree in their yard. To try to keep the squirrels from getting the seed instead of the birds, they had it hanging from a device triggered by weight. If a squirrel climbed down on it to get seeds, it would make noise and spin to throw the squirrel off. Unfortunately, the squirrels decided that was
fun, and would climb onto it to
get spun and tossed off.
Plan B was mixing peppers in with the seed, which the birds wouldn't notice but the squirrels would.
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Dennis