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August · 07-14-13, 04:48 PM

This is our back yard bird feeder. Note the squirrel tail peeking out below the tin shield. So far they have been unable to get around it up to the seed. Not for lack of trying though!

WernherVonTrapp · 07-14-13, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by August

This is our back yard bird feeder. Note the squirrel tail peeking out below the tin shield. So far they have been unable to get around it up to the seed. Not for lack of trying though!

Nice setup.

Right height, good distance from trees or other objects that squirrels can jump from, good slippery tin surface = virtually squirrel proof.

August · 07-14-13, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

Nice setup.

Right height, good distance from trees or other objects that squirrels can jump from, good slippery tin surface = virtually squirrel proof.

It's comical as they crawl up the post inside the guard only to be stymied by the dents I put in the top. You can hear them in there cursing up a storm sometimes.

Jimbuna · 07-15-13, 08:29 AM

Love that feeder...much sturdier than mine

fireftr18 · 07-15-13, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by August

It's comical as they crawl up the post inside the guard only to be stymied by the dents I put in the top. You can hear them in there cursing up a storm sometimes.

AVGWarhawk · 07-15-13, 01:30 PM

Looks like it works well August. My wife is picking up a squirrel buster. The center fill is surrounded by fence like material that is large enough for song birds but not for squirrels. There is another I want to get with a cage like structure that the weight of the squirrel makes the cage close down along with doors to the seed inside the cylinder. Diabolical!!!!

VipertheSniper · 07-15-13, 02:56 PM

As I was taking some pictures early in the morning this weekend I was pretty surprised to see this sitting just 5 meters away from me... In fact I was so surprised, that picture originally was way underexposed.

AVGWarhawk · 07-15-13, 03:09 PM

Looks what we would name as a Cooper's Hawk. Nice shot.

Jimbuna · 07-15-13, 03:37 PM

Certainly a hunting bird/hawk of some kind.

VipertheSniper · 07-15-13, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Looks what we would name as a Cooper's Hawk. Nice shot.

I think it was a young Kestrel, which are pretty common around here. The Cooper's Hawk doesn't live on the European Continent.

AVGWarhawk · 07-16-13, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by VipertheSniper

I think it was a young Kestrel, which are pretty common around here. The Cooper's Hawk doesn't live on the European Continent.

I assumes as much. However, it looks like the Cooper's Hawk on our side of the mud ball.

AVGWarhawk · 07-25-13, 07:31 AM

Back to my squirrel issue. We purchased a squirrel baffle. The black cylinder on the pole pictured below. It works quite well. The Shepard's hook has also been moved from the trees so the squirrels can not conduct strafing runs from the tree tops! This morning our brown fox made an appearance. We see him from time to time. I wish he had a fixation on squirrels for dinner!

Oberon · 07-25-13, 07:51 AM

Living out in the sticks has its advantages to seeing wildlife. Here's some I've taken over the years:

Magpie

Toad

MINE - Herring Gull

Rather blurry picture of an albino starling

Robin in the snow

And the most recent of our animal guests - a baby Adder (not Black, alas) found in next doors garden and released as far away from our gardens as we could get.

Cute little thing, fiesty and very hissy.

AVGWarhawk · 07-25-13, 08:19 AM

Man, that snake is pretty in color but sheesh...not a fan of snake! We have toads in numbers as well as frogs. I find these winged and 4 footed neighbors much better than the 2 legged variety.

AVGWarhawk · 07-25-13, 08:31 AM

So we get a squirrel feeder. Helps combat the constant attack on the bird feeders. It is a simple wood frame with mesh on the bottom to hold the food and drain any water from rain. Well, seems there is a little payback. Our blue bird is raiding the squirrel feeder with impunity. Muahahahahahhahaha!

07-14-13, 04:48 PM	#46
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,233 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This is our back yard bird feeder. Note the squirrel tail peeking out below the tin shield. So far they have been unable to get around it up to the seed. Not for lack of trying though! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

07-15-13, 08:29 AM	#49
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,059 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Love that feeder...much sturdier than mine __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-15-13, 01:30 PM	#51
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Looks like it works well August. My wife is picking up a squirrel buster. The center fill is surrounded by fence like material that is large enough for song birds but not for squirrels. There is another I want to get with a cage like structure that the weight of the squirrel makes the cage close down along with doors to the seed inside the cylinder. Diabolical!!!! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

07-15-13, 03:09 PM	#53
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Looks what we would name as a Cooper's Hawk. Nice shot. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

07-15-13, 03:37 PM	#54
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,059 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Certainly a hunting bird/hawk of some kind. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-15-13, 02:56 PM	#52
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As I was taking some pictures early in the morning this weekend I was pretty surprised to see this sitting just 5 meters away from me... In fact I was so surprised, that picture originally was way underexposed.

07-25-13, 07:31 AM	#57
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Back to my squirrel issue. We purchased a squirrel baffle. The black cylinder on the pole pictured below. It works quite well. The Shepard's hook has also been moved from the trees so the squirrels can not conduct strafing runs from the tree tops! This morning our brown fox made an appearance. We see him from time to time. I wish he had a fixation on squirrels for dinner! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

07-25-13, 07:51 AM	#58
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Living out in the sticks has its advantages to seeing wildlife. Here's some I've taken over the years: Magpie Toad MINE - Herring Gull Rather blurry picture of an albino starling Robin in the snow And the most recent of our animal guests - a baby Adder (not Black, alas) found in next doors garden and released as far away from our gardens as we could get. Cute little thing, fiesty and very hissy.

07-25-13, 08:19 AM	#59
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Man, that snake is pretty in color but sheesh...not a fan of snake! We have toads in numbers as well as frogs. I find these winged and 4 footed neighbors much better than the 2 legged variety. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

07-25-13, 08:31 AM	#60
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	So we get a squirrel feeder. Helps combat the constant attack on the bird feeders. It is a simple wood frame with mesh on the bottom to hold the food and drain any water from rain. Well, seems there is a little payback. Our blue bird is raiding the squirrel feeder with impunity. Muahahahahahhahaha! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road