A common scene from "the world around me"- dirty looks from the squirrels who can't quite get to the suet feeder outside the window at the kitchen sink. The sill is coated with Vaseline- they hate the smell and feel of it on their fur!
Wonderful image and great info about the Vaseline. I don’t mind feeding the squirrels something but they are getting too greed and making it difficult for the birds to get anything. Maybe I can find a way to use Vaseline to discourage them.
Thanks all! You are correct- he is definitely not underfed! There are plenty of acorns from our oak trees. But you know "the grass is always greener"? Well for squirrels it's "Seeds are always sweeter".
As for the Vaseline- any petroleum gel will work but you do have to be somewhat generous with it- not gobs- but enough that the fragrance is present. If you have a bird feeder on a pole, grease the pole. Whatever they climb or whatever they jump onto to get to your seeds, just give it a good coating. The downside is that it makes those things greasy, but it does stop the squirrels- and chipmunks too!
@careymartin I have one of a similar design that I hang on a sheherd's hook in the yard (because I'm too short to hang one from a tree or higher pole). I grease the pole of that one but some are smart and have learned to just jump on it and shake a few seeds out when they jump back down. Thanks for the tip!
@wendyfrost Thank you Wendy- actually I think they are just pigs in a furry coat! smile.
Thanks all! You are correct- he is definitely not underfed! There are plenty of acorns from our oak trees. But you know "the grass is always greener"? Well for squirrels it's "Seeds are always sweeter".
As for the Vaseline- any petroleum gel will work but you do have to be somewhat generous with it- not gobs- but enough that the fragrance is present. If you have a bird feeder on a pole, grease the pole. Whatever they climb or whatever they jump onto to get to your seeds, just give it a good coating. The downside is that it makes those things greasy, but it does stop the squirrels- and chipmunks too!
@wendyfrost Thank you Wendy- actually I think they are just pigs in a furry coat! smile.
Thank you both!