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Index of Subjects --20cf301d3d2c3e5b6804c0b65bf4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I like Phil's idea best as vaseline is a petroleum product and if it gets on bird feathers( could get on ground feeders at the bottom of the pole), it will cause them to lose waterproofing and if brought back to babies in a nest it could be worse. Helene On May 21, 2012 5:41 AM, "Phil Schappert" <philjs@eastlink.ca> wrote: > This may be old news to some but I recently made a discovery that saved >> time, frustration and bird food (when I forgot or was late coming home). >> My bird feeders are on a steel pole about 7 feet high and raccoons had no >> trouble climbing the pole until my discovery. I went to Dollarama and >> bought a jar of Vaseline and greased the bottom 4 feet of the pole. >> Instant success! >> > > What works better, Gary, and won't require re-application of greasy stuff > that will trap insects, is a 2 foot long section of 3" or 4" or so tubing > (PVC works well) hung from the bottom of the feeder with S hooks. Anything > that "floats" around the pole that the racoons can't get their paws around > will work. Search "bird feeder racoon guard" on Google Images to get some > visuals... > > Phil > > -- > > Phil Schappert, PhD > > 27 Clovis Ave. > Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3 > 902-404-5679 (home) > 902-460-8343 (cell) > > www.philschappert.com > www.papiliomusic.ca > > "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..." > (Michael Hedges) > --20cf301d3d2c3e5b6804c0b65bf4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p>I like Phil's idea best as vaseline is a petroleum product and if it= gets on bird feathers( could get on ground feeders at the bottom of the po= le), it will cause them to lose waterproofing and if brought back to babies= in a nest it could be worse.<br> Helene</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On May 21, 2012 5:41 AM, "Phil Schappert&qu= ot; <philjs@eastlink.ca> wr= ote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar= gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> This may be old news to some but I recently made a discovery that saved tim= e, frustration and bird food (when I forgot or was late coming home). =A0My= bird feeders are on a steel pole about 7 feet high and raccoons had no tro= uble climbing the pole until my discovery. =A0I went to Dollarama and bough= t a jar of Vaseline and greased the bottom 4 feet of the pole. =A0Instant s= uccess!<br> </blockquote> <br> What works better, Gary, and won't require re-application of greasy stu= ff that will trap insects, is a 2 foot long section of 3" or 4" o= r so tubing (PVC works well) hung from the bottom of the feeder with S hook= s. Anything that "floats" around the pole that the racoons can= 9;t get their paws around will work. Search "bird feeder racoon guard&= quot; on Google Images to get some visuals...<br> <br> Phil<br> <br> -- <br> <br> Phil Schappert, PhD<br> <br> 27 Clovis Ave.<br> Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3<br> <a href=3D"tel:902-404-5679" value=3D"+19024045679" target=3D"_blank">902-4= 04-5679</a>=A0(home)<br> <a href=3D"tel:902-460-8343" value=3D"+19024608343" target=3D"_blank">902-4= 60-8343</a>=A0(cell)<br> <br> <a href=3D"http://www.philschappert.com" target=3D"_blank">www.philschapper= t.com</a><br> <a href=3D"http://www.papiliomusic.ca" target=3D"_blank">www.papiliomusic.c= a</a><br> <br> "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..."<br> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 (Michael Hedges)<br> </blockquote></div> --20cf301d3d2c3e5b6804c0b65bf4--
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