This strategy doesnt just protect your feeder; it also distracts squirrels from ransacking your garden.
Squirrel feeders are also, for the record, delightful.
They range from basic horizontaljar feedersto moreelaboratesquirrelsaloonsituations.
I myself went for an English tea feeder.
(Birds do not have enough weight, but squirrels do.)
The best Ive tried and keep going back to are produced byRoamwild.
They have multiple kinds of squirrel proof feeders and the free-hanging versions work very well.
Window bird feeders, as much as I enjoy them, are just squirrel bait.
Its not just that squirrels will grab the food, either.
This includes lower structures like patio chairs or raised beds.
The pole for your bird feeder should be far enough away so that it stands a fighting chance.
This isn’t an option for every home, of course, but it is an important factor.
While squirrel baffles exist forunderyour feeder, I havent found them effective.
What has been effective is a cheapSlinky.
Attach one end to the feeder and let the other end fall to the ground, unwound.
Squirrels seem to struggle with the mechanism of climbing the coils.
