http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com Feeder reviews and tips on keeping squirrels out of your bird feeders. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:38:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When most people have a squirrel problem, the first thing they try is to buy a squirrel-proof bird feeder. This should actually be the last resort. If you know how squirrels are getting onto your feeders, then squirrel baffles are a much more effective solution. But sometimes your feeder is in a place ... http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com/primary/squirrel-proof-bird-feeders.html A squirrel baffle is something design to block the squirrel's path to the bird feeder. Different types of baffles are designed to block squirrels in different ways. There are two basic types: Pole Baffles These are designed to block squirrels that climb up a pole to get to your feeder. They are very ... http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com/primary/squirrel-baffles.html As many birders know, birds are not sensitive to hot (spicy) tastes, such as pepper, but mammals, including squirrels, are. Therefore some people mix pepper in with their bird seed to make it unpallatable to squirrels. I personally feel this is cruel. If the pepper just kept the squirrel from eating ... http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com/squirrel-proofing-tips/squirrels-and-pepper.html Feeders that are exclusively for squirrels are known as diversion feeders. Many people find success when they have squirrel feeders in addition to their regular feeders. The idea behind it is you put cheaper food in the squirrel feeder. Since it is easier to get to than in your regular feeder, ... http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com/squirrel-feeders/squirrel-diversion-feeders.html If you have squirrels that invade your bird feeders and want to keep the squirrels out of the feeders without spending a lot of money on a new squirrel-proof bird feeder, there are a few inexpensive remedies you can try to make the feeders you already have squirrel-proof. If your feeder ... http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com/squirrel-proofing-tips/how-to-squirrel-proof-a-bird-feeder-using-pvc.html Did you know the average gray squirrel can jump 3 to 4 feet straight up and can leap horizontally a whopping 10 to 12 feet? This may seem like it makes it impossible to position your feeder out of the squirrel's reach, but here's one trick: put your bird feeder ... http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com/squirrel-proofing-tips/make-your-feeder-squirrel-proof-by-raising-it-up.html Have you ever noticed that we often make up scenarios about people, play them out in our heads, and assign those characteristics to others? We have mental conversations with others and imagine what they would have said if we had said... Unfortunately, this often gives us an excuse to be ... http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com/squirrel-proofing-tips/squirrel-zen.html Another great squilrrel-proof bird feeder is the Squirrel Buster II Plus. As with many other squilrrel-proof bird feeders, the squirrel buster II plus uses a mechanical action to keep the squirrels out: it has a metal skirt that drops down when the squirrel puts his weight on the it, ... http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com/squirrel-proof-bird-feeders/squirrel-buster-ii-plus-review.html With so many different types of squirrel-proof bird feeders and baffles, it's hard to know just where to start in the effort to squirrel-proof your feeders. Here are a couple of basics to get you going. If you're starting from scratch and can set up your backyard feeders any way you ... http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com/squirrel-proofing-tips/squirrel-proofing-overview.html One of my favorite types of squirrel-proof bird feeders is the cage feeder. It usually has a tube feeder surrounded by a metal cage that the squirrel can't chew through, reach through, or outwit. I like this type of feeder because it has no moving parts, no batteries, nothing to ... http://www.squirrelfreebirding.com/squirrel-proof-bird-feeders/weather-guard-squirrel-proof-bird-feeder-review.html