Squirrels, Squirrels, and MORE Squirrels

I personally love to watch the squirrels play around as much as I love watching the birds, but for Birders, Gardeners, and homeowners in general they can cause more trouble than most people can handle. People ask me all the time for some kind of solution to keeping the squirrels out of their bird feeders. Keeping squirrels out of the feeders is easy. If your feeders are on a pole or 4x4 post get a can baffle and attach it to the pole with the bottom of the baffle 41/2 -5 feet off the ground making sure that there is no overhanging trees, fences, bushes, shrubs, porches and roofs within 8-10 feet from the pole simply because the squirrels will just catapult themselves to the top of the pole. The other solution is buy an actual Squirrel proof feeder that really works, yes they actually have some on the market that actually work. The best line of Squirrel proof feeders are the Squirrel busters (which come in Plus, classic, mini, and standard,) and the Droll Yankee Family of Squirrel proof feeders( such as the whipper, the tipper, and the ever popular Flipper.All of these products really work and also come with a lifetime guarantee against Squirrel damage. Greasing your feeder poles doesn't work, it just gives your squirrels a nice shiny under coat, and a fun carnival ride.

I've heard a ton of people say they shoot the squirrels ( which is terrible) or trap and relocate the Squirrels, and those people are fighting a never ending battle, here's why: Squirrels are very territorial. Well what exactly does that mean? It's simple, If you have  2 Squirrels and you trap and relocate one of those Squirrels two more will show up to try and claim the territory left open from the squirrel you just relocated and so on and so forth.  So my best solution to the Squirrel battle in everyone's backyard is, if you can't beat them Join them:) Lord knows we got enough squirrely people in this world so why not? They're a part of nature and in their own little ways they actually serve as fury gardeners. They may not plant the things you want in your garden, like an oak tree in the middle of your prized roses, or a pecan tree in the middle of your herb garden, but they're gardeners non the less even if they dig up and eat your tulip bulbs. Hey they're not perfect.
Also the bird seed you're putting out to feed the birds, the squirrels don't know it's not their own personal buffet, but now that I've given you some good solutions to keeping the squirrels off your feeders you and the birds and squirrels should be able to live better with each other.