Squirrel Resistant Suet Feeders
Squirrels are often a problem for your bird feeders. Many
folks find them attractive, but it's seldom that we want them
hanging around the bird feeder as they just make a nuisance
of themselves. Suet feeders are great for winter time feeding
your birds, but that makes it attractive to the squirrels as
well. t aren't really sure which type to use.
A caged suet feeder can be a great choice to help defeat
those persistent squirrels. By using a simple cage around the
feeder itself, the squirrels are repelled at the feeder, so
the mounting of the feeder is not as critical.
A
squirrel baffle may not
work for you if you aren't able to mount the feeder when
the squirrels can't leap directly to it.
One other common way to discourage squirrels from feeding at
your suet feeder is to use
pepper suet. The squirrels, like
most mammals, hate the pepper, but the birds are not
phased by it at all.
Caged Tube Feeder - These tend to look like
traditional
tube bird feeders, but come
with a cage that has meshing large enough that small
birds can enter through it and land on the perches of
the feeder. These can also be effective for limiting
large birds from dominating a feeder as well as keeping
squirrels out of the feeder. Duncraft, Woodlink, and
Droll Yankees make a number of caged tube feeders. You
can also find
nyjer tube feeders with cages
as well, for the finch lovers.