Bird-loving Americans share a common problem: squirrels! These fast, greedy, incredibly crafty, fluffy-tailed rodents pillage birdfeeders before owners’ very eyes. For 25 years, Outwitting Squirrels has been leading the charge to help bird lovers defend their feeders. This classic defense manual for the besieged birder has been fully updated to deal with the more tech-savvy twenty-first-century squirrel. It provides 101 cunning strategies, both serious and hilarious, for outsmarting these furry, but not so cute, creatures. Adler discusses the different bird personalities and the best seed to attract them. He rates birdfeeders based upon how squirrel-proof, or squirrel-vexing, they are and discusses creative antisquirrel structures and devices. Spooker poles, Perrier bottles, baffled fishing line, Teflon spray, Vaseline, water bombs, cayenne pepper, and Nixalite—the author has tried them all, and here he regales intrepid bird feeders with his squirrel-thwarting adventures and misadventures.
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You can’t outwit them, but you will enjoy this book I love this book. This is the third copy I have purchased, the last two being for gifts. We love feeding birds and my husband is in constant combat with his nemeses, the squirrels. It gives advice with humor and I love the story of Mad Max. Basically, you learn from it that you will never win this war. (Actually, we have a feeder which does defy them.)
At least laugh about it Not sure if these suggestions truly work, but its a great gift for your favorite gardener or anyone who battles the squirrels on their property. I gave this as a Christmas gift and the recipients raved. Well, they laughed……..
Oh, Squirrel! This is supposed to help you to outwit the beasts who are stealing your birdseed. Now, we who feed birds know that this really cannot be done, but this author tells you every trial that he made. He might not have helped you, but the humor with which he tells you about his attempts is worth the price.