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An upside-down funnel on the pole (into the ground) solves the squirrel feeder issue :)

by nick_ 4y ago

wombatpm 4y ago
Except when the squirrels can leap and land on the feeder itself. There are few good squirrel solutions
sandworm101 4y ago
It might slow them down a few minutes but they will figure it out. There is no such thing as a squirrel-proof bird feeder.
- klyrs 4y ago
  Not a stable one, anyway. A normal feeder, hung from a drone flying 50' over a field, is squirrel-proof until the battery runs out.
  - sandworm101 4y ago
    Fifty feet in the air, swinging below a drones ... such a feeder would also be bird-proof.
    - klyrs 4y ago
      broke: pffft, a trifling concern woke: three drones, to stabilize the swinging, and hanging far enough that the noise wouldn't be a bother. bespoke: a 50' pole interrupted by a 500rpm lawnmower blade at about 15' up, and topped with a bird feeder. The only reason people think squirrel-proof bird feeders are impossible is because they don't want to harm the squirrels. (and, for the record, neither do I)
- linuxlizard 4y ago
  My bird feeder does pretty well. https://morebirds.com/collections/caged-squirrel-proof-bird-feeders/products/squirrel-x-by-more-birds-squirrel-proof-caged-bird-feeder https://morebirds.com/collections/caged-squirrel-proof-bird-... Outside my office last winter: https://imgur.com/gallery/LTVz9t0 https://imgur.com/gallery/LTVz9t0
hodgesrm 4y ago
Perhaps, but only if you define the "issue" as squirrels getting bored because the feeder is too easy to get into. My favorite in this vein was a metal sleeve on the pole holding the bird feeder that was held up by a weight inside the pole. Squirrel climbs up sleeve, which then falls down due to the squirrel's added weight. Disappointed squirrel deposited back on the ground. It worked until one of the squirrels chewed a hole in the pole and ate through the cord holding the weight. This really happened on a bird feeder belonging to a friend's parents. (Related question: how on earth did the squirrel figure that out?)
- com2kid 4y ago
  I had a squirrel unscrew a bird feeder and dump its contents out. Squirrels are smart. :-D
pixl97 4y ago
Squirrel maze 1.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg Squirrel maze 2.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvS9lvRxZ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvS9lvRxZ8 Oh, and be cautious with those squirrels.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpZZQ2ov4lc&t=30s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpZZQ2ov4lc&t=30s

An upside-down funnel on the pole (into the ground) solves the squirrel feeder issue :)

by nick_ 4y ago

An upside-down funnel on the pole (into the ground) solves the squirrel feeder issue :)

wombatpm 4y ago

Except when the squirrels can leap and land on the feeder itself. There are few good squirrel solutions

sandworm101 4y ago

It might slow them down a few minutes but they will figure it out. There is no such thing as a squirrel-proof bird feeder.

klyrs 4y ago
Not a stable one, anyway. A normal feeder, hung from a drone flying 50' over a field, is squirrel-proof until the battery runs out.
- sandworm101 4y ago
  Fifty feet in the air, swinging below a drones ... such a feeder would also be bird-proof.
  - klyrs 4y ago
    broke: pffft, a trifling concern woke: three drones, to stabilize the swinging, and hanging far enough that the noise wouldn't be a bother. bespoke: a 50' pole interrupted by a 500rpm lawnmower blade at about 15' up, and topped with a bird feeder. The only reason people think squirrel-proof bird feeders are impossible is because they don't want to harm the squirrels. (and, for the record, neither do I)
linuxlizard 4y ago
My bird feeder does pretty well. https://morebirds.com/collections/caged-squirrel-proof-bird-feeders/products/squirrel-x-by-more-birds-squirrel-proof-caged-bird-feeder https://morebirds.com/collections/caged-squirrel-proof-bird-... Outside my office last winter: https://imgur.com/gallery/LTVz9t0 https://imgur.com/gallery/LTVz9t0

hodgesrm 4y ago

Perhaps, but only if you define the "issue" as squirrels getting bored because the feeder is too easy to get into. My favorite in this vein was a metal sleeve on the pole holding the bird feeder that was held up by a weight inside the pole. Squirrel climbs up sleeve, which then falls down due to the squirrel's added weight. Disappointed squirrel deposited back on the ground. It worked until one of the squirrels chewed a hole in the pole and ate through the cord holding the weight. This really happened on a bird feeder belonging to a friend's parents. (Related question: how on earth did the squirrel figure that out?)

com2kid 4y ago
I had a squirrel unscrew a bird feeder and dump its contents out. Squirrels are smart. :-D

pixl97 4y ago

Squirrel maze 1.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg Squirrel maze 2.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvS9lvRxZ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvS9lvRxZ8 Oh, and be cautious with those squirrels.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpZZQ2ov4lc&t=30s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpZZQ2ov4lc&t=30s