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The one where I ask the readers for help

by Stacy Ochsman

I know I am supposed to be the one who is full of good tips and little tidbits of suggestions about how to make things easier and more efficient around the home. Well ? I sort of still AM that person, but I have a problem and decided to stop using my own futile thoughts and ask you readers what you suggest.

We have several bird feeders on the deck. I have a medium seed tube feeder, a thistle sack for finches, a hummingbird feeder and a suet feeder.

bird.jpgWe are routinely visited by a variety of finches, including some awesome bright yellow ones. I regularly feed a white woodpecker and a red-headed wood pecker. I also feed a family of squirrels and a suspected occasional raccoon.

I have a squirrel baffle on the seed tube but it does no good. This is due to the proximity to the deck railing. Those squirrels are nasty little suckers! However, I like all wildlife and I don’t mind feeding them but I cannot deal with them stealing my feeders!

Today I noticed that my suet feeder was missing. Now. I have a lot of bird feeders and I rotate them a bit seasonally so sometimes I look at it and feel like something is missing, but that is just because I rotate and forget what I put away. But today? No suet feeder. I think it might have been missing for at least a week. I can’t find it. It’s not on the ground, not in the cabinet, not hanging. I think some little creature stole it!

How can I secure a new suet feeder from being stolen off my deck? And, How can I stop squirrels from getting on my deck?

Because, they are also eating my plants!!! Grrrr.


Posted in General, Handy Tips, Outside on April 30th, 2007

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