Archive for September, 2008

How do I keep squirrels from climbing on my bird feeder?

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
K8lyn asked:


We live in a second floor apartment and the bird feeder hangs off our balcony railing, so it’s hard for us to prevent them from climbing. They scare the birds away and are breaking my birdfeeders. Any help would be appreciated.

Florence
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How to prevent squirrels from eating from bird feeder?

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
butbubu asked:


ive tried hanging it from a very long wire, but it just jumped onto the feeder (about 3 feet) from the tree branch. can you help me?

Claude
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How do wild birds locate the birdseed in my bird feeder?

Saturday, September 13th, 2008
everybody’s got one asked:


I fill the feeder. The first day, there are no birds. The next day, there are dozens. Is it smell? Sight? Some high-tech device that they purchased at Radio Shack? I looked around on the Internet for an answer, but could find nothing definitive. Any bird-lovers out there who can solve this mystery for me?

Victor
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How do you stop a raccoon from tearing down the suet bird feeder?

Friday, September 12th, 2008
cat14675 asked:


We have tried a commercial trap and it never came around. The first night that the trap was gone, it came back, TOOK DOWN the suet feeder, drug it across the yard, and tore it open.

Ernest
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