When we last regularly had a bird feeder stocked at our house in New York, squirrel defenses were a very important consideration. However, we haven't seen much interest from our Maine squirrel neighbors - maybe the glut of acorns this year has kept them occupied. Recently however, at least one squirrel has started paying attention:
Our feeder is not defenseless however - I don't have a great picture, but we have this torpedo-shaped squirrel baffle (you can just see the top of it here):
And it's just as well, as I watched a squirrel (quite possibly the one pictured above) climb up the pole and disappear entirely inside the baffle before realizing (presumably) that there was no way to get to the food from inside there.
For now, the defenses hold.
"For now, the defenses hold." Love it!
ReplyDeleteDon't let your guard (or baffle) down. Squirrels are sneaky little bastards with lots of time on their hands, er, paws, I guess....