Comments on: How to feed the Woodpecker and not the squirrel http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/ A chat about all types of birdlife visiting my garden - plus advice and information on bird feeding and bird care. Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:22:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Birdy Trish http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-2565 Birdy Trish Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:44:05 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-2565 Hi, Good to hear from you Pamela. This pepper powder seems to be good stuff. I've just heard the other week it can help keep cats out of gardens. I will try it to keep squirrels away. It's worth a try. When you use the tube feeders do you put pepper powder in or can't the squirrels get to the tube feeders. I ask because the other week Isaw a squirrel clinging round one of my tube feeders eating the seed!! Are you like me and put your tube feeders under cover (like under branches of trees). the other day I saw a 'rain guard' that can go over some feeders and helps keep the rain off - I wrote about it on this blog the other day. Will explain more later. Cheers. Trisha Hi, Good to hear from you Pamela. This pepper powder seems to be good stuff. I’ve just heard the other week it can help keep cats out of gardens.

I will try it to keep squirrels away. It’s worth a try.

When you use the tube feeders do you put pepper powder in or can’t the squirrels get to the tube feeders. I ask because the other week Isaw a squirrel clinging round one of my tube feeders eating the seed!! Are you like me and put your tube feeders under cover (like under branches of trees). the other day I saw a ‘rain guard’ that can go over some feeders and helps keep the rain off - I wrote about it on this blog the other day. Will explain more later. Cheers. Trisha

]]> By: Pamela Flory http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-2561 Pamela Flory Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:34:25 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-2561 Mix hot pepper powder (cayenne) with your bird seed and the squirrels will avoid it! I don't know about woodpeckers but it does not bother any other birds. Be VERY careful when you add the pepper to seed, don't breath it or rub your face or you will be miserable. For several moths a year I can't leave seed ona table or ledge because of snow, then it's rain all summer, so I use lots of tube feeders. Mix hot pepper powder (cayenne) with your bird seed and the squirrels will avoid it! I don’t know about woodpeckers but it does not bother any other birds. Be VERY careful when you add the pepper to seed, don’t breath it or rub your face or you will be miserable. For several moths a year I can’t leave seed ona table or ledge because of snow, then it’s rain all summer, so I use lots of tube feeders.

]]> By: Michael http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-1304 Michael Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:53:37 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-1304 I too have trouble with Grey Squirrels. The answer is to shoot them. (18 so far). I no longer have the pests, and now have lots of birds visiting the bird tables. I too have trouble with Grey Squirrels.
The answer is to shoot them. (18 so far).
I no longer have the pests, and now have lots of birds visiting the bird tables.

]]> By: Neil F http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-862 Neil F Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:34:12 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-862 Don't forget you can get squirrel proof nut feeders that don't exclude any birds, and just uses the squirrels own weight against it. When the squirrel jumps on the feeder, the feeder is on a spring mechanism that simply closes it, like this one: http://www.thegardenersshop.co.uk/squirrel-proof-bird-feeder-guaranteed-537-p.asp Don’t forget you can get squirrel proof nut feeders that don’t exclude any birds, and just uses the squirrels own weight against it. When the squirrel jumps on the feeder, the feeder is on a spring mechanism that simply closes it, like this one: http://www.thegardenersshop.co.uk/squirrel-proof-bird-feeder-guaranteed-537-p.asp

]]> By: Brian Carson http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-783 Brian Carson Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:39:31 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-783 can you reveal the design of the bird table? I've been trying to think of a way of stopping our squirrels raiding our bird table too. can you reveal the design of the bird table? I’ve been trying to think of a way of stopping our squirrels raiding our bird table too.

]]> By: gillian laurie http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-591 gillian laurie Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:53:35 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/2007/10/30/feeding-the-woodpecker-and-not-the-squirrel/#comment-591 I too have had difficulty with squirrels - there are at least 6 of them in our garden and have prevented the jay from helping himself to the monkey nuts as the squirrels take everything - as quite alot of birds are ground feeders such as yellowhammers and collard doves they were also missing out because the squirrels would eat all their food too - and the fat balls they would eat - it was costing me a fortune. My husband came to the rescue and we now have a beautiful bird table that the squirrels just cannot get access to. It has driven them crazy and has been out for most of the winter to no avail to any of the squirrels - so now two jays regulary turn up for their monkey nuts - the nut hatch turns up on the nut feeder (not squirrel proof but he can't get to it - and the woodpecker feeds on the bird table too). Siskins, great tits, coal tits, robins blackbirds, collard doves are enjoying a squirrel free zone. it is such a good design and we are confident will be very popular and are trying to get it marketed at the moment. well I too have had difficulty with squirrels - there are at least 6 of them in our garden and have prevented the jay from helping himself to the monkey nuts as the squirrels take everything - as quite alot of birds are ground feeders such as yellowhammers and collard doves they were also missing out because the squirrels would eat all their food too - and the fat balls they would eat - it was costing me a fortune.

My husband came to the rescue and we now have a beautiful bird table that the squirrels just cannot get access to. It has driven them crazy and has been out for most of the winter to no avail to any of the squirrels - so now two jays regulary turn up for their monkey nuts - the nut hatch turns up on the nut feeder (not squirrel proof but he can’t get to it - and the woodpecker feeds on the bird table too). Siskins, great tits, coal tits, robins blackbirds, collard doves are enjoying a squirrel free zone.

it is such a good design and we are confident will be very popular
and are trying to get it marketed at the moment.
well

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