Weight Activated Feeders: The Mechanism That Closes
A weight activated feeder is the one design that lets you keep the big birds and lose the squirrels. A …
Squirrel & Pest Defense
Baffles, poles, cages and weight activated feeders, plus what actually stops squirrels, rats and raccoons at the feeder.
Weatherproof Feeders: Drainage Beats Roof Size
The word weatherproof on a feeder listing almost always refers to the roof, and the roof is the part that …
Squirrel Proof Suet Feeder: Cage Plus Weight
Suet is the hardest thing in the yard to defend. A seed tube holds seed a squirrel has to work …
Squirrel Proof Feeders: What Actually Defeats Them
You buy the feeder, you fill it, and within three days a gray squirrel has worked out a route you …
Squirrel Baffle: Dome, Cone or Stovepipe
A baffle is the cheapest piece of hardware in the whole yard and the one that changes the most. It …
Shepherd Hooks for Feeders: Where They Bend
A shepherd hook is the piece of garden hardware people buy for hanging baskets and then discover doubles as a …
Rat Proof Feeders: Spillage Is the Real Problem
Rats at a bird feeder are almost never a feeder problem. They are a ground problem. Whatever the birds knock …
Raccoons and Bears at the Feeder: Take It In
Squirrels are a puzzle to solve. Raccoons and bears are not. Both are heavier, stronger and smarter than the hardware, …
How to Keep Squirrels Out of Bird Feeders
Most advice about squirrels at feeders is a list of tricks, and most of the tricks do not survive a …
Caged Feeders: Grid Size Decides Everything
A caged feeder is the least clever and most dependable answer to squirrels. There is no spring to adjust, no …
Brome Squirrel Buster Reviewed Across the Range
Ask a room full of backyard feeders which squirrel resistant feeder they own and a large share of them will …
Feeder With Pole Included or Bought Separately
Search for a bird feeder with a pole and you get two very different things on the same results page. …