Anyone aware of a Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder?

Question by Antrobus: Anyone aware of a Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder?
Hello all,

First off I want to explain that I don’t dislike squirrels or anything, but the past few months I’ve noticed the bird feeder in my backyard has been taking over by them. The moment any birds come near the squirrels scare them off. I’ve tried everything from moving it away from fences (so they couldn’t jump from the fence to the feeder), installing a free standing feeder (they just crawl up the tiny pull) and even placing some seeds below (but that just made the squirrels even more greedy). Any suggestions for ways to make both the birds and squirrels happy would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Answer by Gia
Long cylinder containers. We have stellar jay that love peanuts early in the morning we put enough on the ground so the birds can have enough. the squirrels will get enough to stash away left over from the birds.

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Emergency Bird Question?

Question by La B: Emergency Bird Question?
My lovebird pulled off the jewelry to one of my piercings. The jewelry is a small 2mm diamond set in white gold with about a 4 mm stem (this pushes into another part to hold it in place). He was flying around with it in his beak and when I finally caught him it wasn’t in his beak anymore. I don’t know if he dropped it and I just can’t find it (it’s so small) or if he swallowed it. If he did swallow it, is he going to die? Might he spit it up? Is there anything I can do? If he is going to die how long will it take? I’m very upset. Please, serious answers only.
Thank you SO MUCH for supporting me in this and offering valuable information. I am putting all of it to use. I called an emergency vet and he offered to take an xray but said the liklihood of him swallowing it was slim to none. I will go over the room with a fine tooth comb tomorrow after work …or should I say with a pantyhose covered vaccuum:) Thanks everyone, I’ll let you know if he’s still being a naughty (but lively) little guy in a couple days.

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Answer by poweranni
Go to a 24 hr vet emergency clinic and get him x-rayed.

That is a yes or no question.

The object should show up in his system. (imagine if you swallowed a 1 carat diamond, an x-ray would show where it is in your body.

No object = no problem.

If it does show up, let them tell you what to do next.

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Boreal Birds – Nature Sounds Relaxation – Goldfinches

The birds are at the bird feeder in the boreal forest. I set up the camera to record some goldfinches, purple finches, and nuthatches. Relax and enjoy! Check out www.naturesounds.ca for mp3 audio nature sounds samples and files.

What is a good bird house or bird treat to put outside in the trees?

Question by sandy j: What is a good bird house or bird treat to put outside in the trees?
I leave near a trail and noticed a lot of cardinal, and thought I could put out a small bird house or bird seeds, but what would attract these type of birds. I would like to hide something in the trees so only I know it is there.

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Answer by Lizzi
I’m not sure what attracts those particular birds, but I know that there are many things birds like such as cheese, porridge oats, and any type of cooked meat or potato so you could try putting some of them out.

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Each spring hummingbirds return to Christina Lake BC from their wintering grounds in Mexico and the Caribbean. It’s an epic journey of thousands of miles, then the world’s smallest birds spend a brief time mating and feeding before returning to the warm climate south. I love watching them and although they are small and appear somewhat fragile, they are actually quite aggressive, at least to other hummingbirds.

What type of bird were these?

Question by Cassidy: What type of bird were these?
I heard this strange noise outside my home in Georgia,and I was really surprised at what I saw when I walked out there.Way above the tips of the tallest trees was a large group of large birds.Smaller groups were joining in from all directions,and for a while they just circled there,making this weird almost honking noise.They were too big to be geese(I looked through the binoculars).They were greyish-blue with a mostly white underside.And within about a minute,they were so high up you really had to search the sky to find them,but I could still hear them just fine.And then they were gone.I’m thinking Great Blue Heron?But I want to know what this was about,because it was…interesting.

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Answer by Wilburrrr
Snow geese

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Question by Jamie: what do you think of this story?
forbidden

The moon shone bright in the sky ass I walked over to the forbidden zone. I walked slowly step by step ready to run in case the savage beasts jump out at me and tries to get me. I noticed that the light from the moon shone particularly bright tonight as I walked along. The forest was full of many wild animals that would make easy pray. I saw something in a tree starring at me, I tried to ignore it but its yellow eyes kept glaring down at me. I had a thought to run back to camp. Then suddenly I saw it start to move. It flapped its wings a couple of times but never taking its eyes of me. It Jamp in the air and took flight. It flew so high I could barely see it. It started swooping down at some speed. I paused glaring at the beauty of this creature. Then I froze realizing why it never took its eyes of me. It was aiming at me. I was the massive birds prey. I felt like a mouse cornered by a cat. I paused in fear. It was extremely close so I ducked. Its mighty talons dug through my skin. The blood was rushing from my shoulder. A viscous howl came from the bird as it flew at me again getting faster and faster. This time its talons missed. I came to my senses and started sprinting. I sprinted deeper into the forbidden zone. This thing just chased me, my heart was beating fast, and I was starting to run out of breath. I then realized that a tree must have fallen earlier. So I slid under the tree to take cover. The flying creature flew up high hovering over the area as if it was scanning for me. I took this opportunity to catch my breath and try to identify the animal. I thought and thought and thought. My tribe had caught many things with wings before but never like this. What could it be I wondered to my self? Is it an owl or a crow these guesses were random and obviously wrong. What ever it was it was big scary quick and smart. Luckily I was smarter.
I had caught my breath so I grabbed a near by stone. Still under the tree I aimed the stone carefully. Then I threw it. Wham. I got it right between the eyes and made it crash to the ground. I found this the perfect opportunity to walk over and examine the creature. It had a long beak, massive talons and wide wings. It had a lush brown color with small white spots at the end of its feathers. I remembered the chiefs warning that he told us young ones. He told us that a new bird had entered our forest. He warned us to avoid them. He made us swear only to fight them in self defense. If I can remember right I think he called it an eagle.
i only wrote the start cos i couldn’t sleep

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Answer by twilight maniac
its very good. but i think u need to work on ur spelling and grammar

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