[K3CAL] Bird Feeder Squirrell abatement

[Richard Terlisner]

Wow!!!!  I should try that with my next door neighbors 5 happy dogs!

On Sat, Jul 13, 2024, 5:04 PM Jim Tetlow <k3uga at comcast.net> wrote:

> That’s great, just don’t let the wife or kids fill the feeders or you will
> be living in the dog house !
> Sent from my iPad
> Good Health and 73
> Jim Tetlow,
> k3uga at comcast.net
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> On Jul 13, 2024, at 15:21, Mark Tomor via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
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> Hello CARA -
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> I thought I'd share this with you at least for a chuckle and for
> information purposes.
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> I love watching birds come to our feeders in front of our house. We get
> all types and of all colors:Bluebirds, Yellow Swallows, finch, and King
> birds to name a few. All the fun is spoiled when Mr. Squirrel and his
> buddies show up gobble all the food. I've caught them hanging from the
> feeder, seeds flying everywhere and no birds to be seen. For a while I
> thought we had built a squirrel feeder, wth!
>
> I started disuading the squirrelly punks by feeding them pellets. One day
> it came to me when I was in Tractor Supply. What if I use a Farm stock
> electric fence? That's what I built I have a simple copper 8 awg line going
> up the feeder with a grounded pole. The Squirrels  apparently don't like it
> and have left my feeders alone and my birds are back!
>
> Best Regards to all and 73's.
>
>
> Mark Tomor
> KC3VNH
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