prairiemerlin
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After several years of bird-feeding, I've found out a few things about squirrels. Squirrels can climb anything except for glass and oiled metal poles. However, I've discovered another thing that they can't climb: slippery PVC plumbing pipe! PVC is also very cheap. I've made plans for a simple tray feeder. All you need is:
A 6 foot metal pole
Some quick-drying cement
A five foot lenth of PVC pipe
4 screws
a piece of high-quality ply-wood
a metal screw-on pole attacher (here's a link to a photo of one, because I know that's not its official name.)
Sink the pole about a foot into the ground. Secure with cement.
Attach the screw-on pole attacher with the screws onto the bottom of the board. Place it as close as possible to the center.
Sand the PVC pipe with very fine sandpaper. If you want the pole to be as slippery as possible, oil it.
After the cement dries and the metal pole is firmly anchored in the ground, slip the PVC pipe over the pole. Let the end of the PVC pipe rest on the ground.
Screw the end of the attacher, (which is secured to the board) on the end of the metal pole which is projecting from the PVC pipe. You're done! Make sure you locate the feeder far away from squirrel launch pad sites so squirrels can't jump to the feeder.
The entire feeder costs about 20 dollars to make. You can buy all the parts at a hardware store. The birds love it. Here's a link to a photo of the completed feeder:
A 6 foot metal pole
Some quick-drying cement
A five foot lenth of PVC pipe
4 screws
a piece of high-quality ply-wood
a metal screw-on pole attacher (here's a link to a photo of one, because I know that's not its official name.)
Sink the pole about a foot into the ground. Secure with cement.
Attach the screw-on pole attacher with the screws onto the bottom of the board. Place it as close as possible to the center.
Sand the PVC pipe with very fine sandpaper. If you want the pole to be as slippery as possible, oil it.
After the cement dries and the metal pole is firmly anchored in the ground, slip the PVC pipe over the pole. Let the end of the PVC pipe rest on the ground.
Screw the end of the attacher, (which is secured to the board) on the end of the metal pole which is projecting from the PVC pipe. You're done! Make sure you locate the feeder far away from squirrel launch pad sites so squirrels can't jump to the feeder.
The entire feeder costs about 20 dollars to make. You can buy all the parts at a hardware store. The birds love it. Here's a link to a photo of the completed feeder:
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