Finally figured out an idea. Repurposed breadboard with hole already drilled, good because drill needs to be recharged. Well, found, and then recharged, but moving right along. First plan was to staple the cage to the board, which ran into a hitch when the heavy duty stapler went MIA. Soooooo duct tape ahoy.
Stay tuned. We'll see if the birds accept this strange new thing. There was a wonderful mass of birds yesterday before the squirrels half inched (rhyming slang for pinched) the feeder. All at once, red bellied woodpecker, Downy woodpecker, chickadees, mourning doves, Carolina wrens, tufted titmice, white throated sparrow bullying the juncoes, bluejays, white and redbreasted nuthatches.. Even saw a flicker at the feeder, very unusual, since they prefer tree stumps rich in insects.
I got carried away and hung a second feeder out front, to see from the kitchen window. No breadboard though.
Update: less than half an hour later, white chested nuthatch, Downy woodpecker and red bellied woodpecker all fed at it. So I think they approve.
ReplyDeleteLiz, I brought in the latest "squirrel-proof" feeder to clean it today, and in the meantime hung up the former one with the "squirrel-baffle" on top. Within a half hour, a squirrel was hanging upside down, under the baffle, chowing down on sunflower seed.
ReplyDeleteI think the squirrels study the designs as they come out, to get the workarounds.
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DeleteLove the breadboard, that's masterful, and it sounds like the birds approve.
Surprisingly. They get spooked at changes to their cafeteria usually. Maybe the friendly wood helped.
ReplyDeleteThat's so creative! Maybe you won this round?
ReplyDeleteWith squirrels you never know!
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