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Backyard Birding Pests - Page 4

Published 29th September 2021

How to keep Mice away from bird feeders

Keep mice off bird feeders by installing a squirrel baffle on a pole where feeders must be isolated, along with a second baffle hanging above feeders.

Published 23rd September 2021

How to keep ants off bird feeder pole

Prevent ants climbing a pole with double-sided sticky tape, or if feeders are hung off an ant moat - or an ant moat is molded in a concrete foundation.

Published 19th September 2021

How to keep Crows off bird feeders

Keep nuisance Crows and their annoying cousins off bird feeders with small hanging bird feeders, or utilize useful squirrel proof bird feeders.

Published 8th September 2021

How to keep Cats away from bird feeders

Cats can be kept off bird feeders by making sure they are out of reach; cats cannot jump beyond 5 feet thus feeders must be hung up to 6 feet high.

Published 6th September 2021

How to stop Pigeons on bird feeders

To stop pigeons raiding your bird feeders you can cover them in an anti-squirrel cage, or why not offer pigeons their own food, providing it doesn't attract more.

Published 5th August 2021

Will Vaseline keep ants off Hummingbird feeder

Vaseline is a sticky substance that is sure to stop ants accessing a hummingbird feeder, but it is messy and not cheap, with no guarantee it will work.

Published 28th July 2021

How to get bees off Hummingbird feeder

What will keep bees off hummingbird feeders is a clean exterior with no accessible sweet sugary water made available to bees and insects.

Published 17th February 2021

How to get rid of bees on hummingbird feeder

Few ways to safely rid bees of the hummingbird feeder can include using feeder with bee guards, less attractive feeder or clean up sugar mix regularly.

Published 12th February 2021

How to keep squirrels off suet feeders

What is needed to keep squirrels off a single suet feeder is be using a squirrel guard fixed above it, or stop squirrels climbing up to it with a squirrel baffle.

Published 12th February 2021

Do bird feeders attract bears

Feeders do attract bears and so will persistent on eating all of its contents; this can't continue so feeders must be pulled down in the meantime.