July 22, 2026
A New Facebook Campaign
I recently started a new Facebook page for Protect Our Wildlife and Pets, an ad hoc coalition formed to address…
Trying to keep squirrels away from owl boxes and bird feeders is next to impossible. They will always find a way.
The latest case in point is my "100 percent squirrel-proof" feeder.
I found most of it on the ground today.
Turns out that I did not have the lid to the feeder seated properly, and a squirrel got past the baffle, climbed atop the feeder, opened the lid and chewed through two plastic parts until they broke, sending the feeder to the ground.
(Also have a problem with deer eating at the squirrel-proof feeder. Believe me, deer are pigs.)