How do you keep squirrels off of your bird feeders?
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Is it possible to use cayenne pepper on birdseeds to keep squirrels away from feeders?
My grandma has a bird feeder that is constantly raided by squirrels, and a friend of hers said to sprinkle cayenne pepper on the bird seeds to keep the squirrels away. I have never heard of this and neither has my grandma, hopefully we can find out something about this.
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Need a humane way to get chipmunks out of my house?
I have an older house. The chipmunks that use our bird and squirrel feeders at the outskirts of our yard have made tunnels and moved in to my basement. I need to get them out but DO NOT believe in poison and other inhumane methods to get rid of them. Cannot afford to buy live traps or hire professionals. Any helpful advice or tips to get them to move out?
Do you know what kind of bird this is?
Sorry I don’t have a picture, but there is a bird on my feeder that has burgundy or ruby colored head and chest. The rest of his body is dark colored (black). Any ideas? It is beautiful. I live in Northwest Florida. The birds we see regularly are black-capped chickadees, cardinals, tufted titmouse, house wrens, and the occasional blue jay. Oh don’t forget the SQUIRRELS, but only on the feeders that aren’t squirrel proof. I’m ready for the hummingbirds too, but I haven’t seen any yet this year.
If you could provide a link to a picture so I can compare please that would be appreciated. What a pretty bird! The colors are magnificent on the bird on my feeder!
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Do squirrels go in bird baths?
I’m looking to buy my mother a hanging bird bath for Christmas. However the squirrels in our backyard already love trying to get into her existing bird feeder and bird house, etc. My question is, might they try and jump from the tree into the hanging bird bath? Do squirrels even like water? We do try to keep the squirrels away from the bird area in the backyard but i wonder if the hanging birdbath would have any bearing on this?
how can i kill these squirrels is my yard?
there are several squirrels that live in the trees near my house. every day they eat my garden or eat at my bird feeder. im not interested in just keeping them away…i want them dead. it is illegal where i live to shoot them with a gun so that wont work. i have tried shooting them with a bow but my aim is too poor to get them. i dont want to poison them because i dont want the toxins in my yard and i dont want to risk poisoning the birds. is there a trap that i could make myself out of household items (i dont want to buy one) or some sort of explosive that could be remotely detonated (again that i could make myself). this is more about the challenge of the hunt than about keeping my garden safe. these squirrles are frickin smart! any ideas?
Wild Bird feeder question?
I put out 2 wild bird feeders, same food in both. The birds are flocking to the one feeder in the front yard, but are ignoring the one in the back yard. They are both placed close to trees and are the kind that hang on a pole. Any ideas why? I have another feeder in the backyard and the birds eat from it, as do the squirrels.