Every boomer with a bird feeder hates squirrels. I don’t understand.

  • Anissem@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    They make a bird feeder called ‘Squirrel Buster’ which is fairly squirrel proof. I still put out food for them though, squirrels gotta eat too.

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      4 months ago

      This. I found the squirrels to leave the bird feeders and the garden alone if you leave them a danegeld of raw peanuts and maybe strap an ear of corn to the tree.

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        4 months ago

        I buy in shell peanuts for wildlife and the squirrels love them. They bury them all round the property which is fun to watch. On Nextdoor I occasionally find posts from people trying to figure out where all these peanut shells are coming from in my neighborhood.

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        4 months ago

        You sometimes have to be careful with corn… I picked up some cheap bird food with corn in it, the squirrels got into it and buried kernels all around the yard. My wife just about went crazy yanking corn sprouts out of our and the neighbors yard! 😄

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        4 months ago

        I do this, but I’ve got a wood chip yard except for where plants are.

        Guess where the little bastards bury their peanuts?