For the past couple of months I've been watching the birds come to my bird feeder, just outside my office window and I must say, they give me great pleasure.
I started with one of those feeders that hang on the outside of the window with suction cups, but the damn squirrels robbed it and no birds came to it.
So, I did some research on squirrel-proof feeders and decided to make my own.
Here's a picture of it:
Its made with a 6 1/2 ft length of 1 " conduit, a 3 ft piece of 6" stove pipe, a large alum serving tray from the dollar store and a conical top I made from some vinyl sheeting I had lying around. There's some other bits of wood for bracing, etc. if you want detailed instructions on how its made, PM me.
The squirrels have tried a few times to climb the conduit, but its too slippery. If they DID get above it, the stove pipe is too fat for them to grab onto and too slippery as well.
The feeder is about 10 feet from the nearest tree, so they cannot jump onto it... I've seen a few squirrels looking at it from the nearesty branch, but they always don't try it. Even if they did, the conical top would not hold them and they would slide off.
Its been up for about 1 1/2 months and I've never seen a squirrel on the feed tray, so I think its 100% squirrel proof.
I started with one of those feeders that hang on the outside of the window with suction cups, but the damn squirrels robbed it and no birds came to it.
So, I did some research on squirrel-proof feeders and decided to make my own.
Here's a picture of it:
Its made with a 6 1/2 ft length of 1 " conduit, a 3 ft piece of 6" stove pipe, a large alum serving tray from the dollar store and a conical top I made from some vinyl sheeting I had lying around. There's some other bits of wood for bracing, etc. if you want detailed instructions on how its made, PM me.
The squirrels have tried a few times to climb the conduit, but its too slippery. If they DID get above it, the stove pipe is too fat for them to grab onto and too slippery as well.
The feeder is about 10 feet from the nearest tree, so they cannot jump onto it... I've seen a few squirrels looking at it from the nearesty branch, but they always don't try it. Even if they did, the conical top would not hold them and they would slide off.
Its been up for about 1 1/2 months and I've never seen a squirrel on the feed tray, so I think its 100% squirrel proof.
