This picture was taken by Frank Lanzillo. Notice his solution to squirrels.
A Culligan water bottle with the bottom cut out. And yes, that's Fanny, a mourning dove, peacefully enjoying her seeds.
Here is another example of squirrel proofing a feeder.
The squirel can climb the pole, but cannot navigate around the slick sided baffle.
This is a good solution for a situation when one is getting too many doves.
I cut the original tray down to half size. Half the width, same length.
Yes, I can hear you now. Suzette, why would you want to make it smaller?
I mean, don't you want a large tray feeder? So you can have more birds?
The problem is...if you have even just a few doves, your bird tray can get messy.
Mourning doves will sit for long periods of time, taking it in one end and movin' it out the other.
This tray is so narrow they cannot settle down on the tray.
Two wood screws come up through the screen bottom to further discourage sitting in the tray.
They must perch on the edging, hanging their derrieres over the edge.
I find this tray is just as used as when it was larger. They just can't sit in it.
This window tray is a lot of fun. It is attached to my bay window. I can practically touch the birds from my dining table.
The drawback....a lot of the time this tray must go unused. It is highly accessible for the squirrels.
When they get too thick, I have to stop putting seed out on this one.
The same thing is true for the large rock I set, or should I say...my boys set, on my rock edging.
This suet feeder sits right outside the living room window and about 8 feet from our outside chairs. Magnifique! ! !
This snag is about 15' high. It is only the top of an old deadfall, found in my brother's swamp. It is pure pine heart.
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