Droll Yankee Dipper
In a previous article, I wondered why Duncraft stopped carrying the Squirrel Bouncer.
I still don’t know the answer, but I couldn’t help but notice that there’s another squirrel-proof bird feeder exactly like the Squirrel Bouncer. It’s called the Droll Yankee Dipper.
Droll Yankee makes at least four varieties of squirrel-proof bird feeders. The Dipper is a tube feeder with four feeding ports. When the squirrel puts any kind of weight on the perches, they collapse, just like the Squirrel Bouncer. The feeder is long enough (21 inches) so that the squirrel can’t just hang by his feet from the top and eat without stepping on the perches. He must put some weigh on the perches and when he does, he finds himself on the ground.
One disadvantage to the Yankee Dipper is that the weight calibration cannot be adjusted. It also collapses under the weight of heavier birds such as starlings.
Here’s where you can get it online: Yardiac
(NOTE: The Yardiac site has the picture and title of the Dipper, but the description of the Flipper. The Dipper is NOT battery operated and does not spin the squirrels off. The perches collapse under the weight of the squirrel without batteries.)
