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I have the Brome Squirrel Buster Plus at my cottage, which I ordered from
the For the Birds store in Chester. They don't have it listed on their web
site at the moment.
It effectively deters squirrels and Bluejay sized birds. The Chickadees and
other small birds will empty the 3lb feeder in about 2 days.
However it was expensive for a bird feeder, $150 taxes in, with the
optional Weather Guard and Pole Mount. I think it is worth it for what I
want.
I use it hanging ten feet in the air from a horizontal pole from the roof
of the cottage, after a bear got to it when I had it mounted on a vertical
pole.
With the optional Weather Guard ( the large round plastic roof ) it keeps
the red squirrels away completely. They can get to the top of the feeder
but can't get past the Weather Guard and just slide right off it. It has
been up for about a year now. The Blue Jays can get on it, but with the
spring tension for the perch set at the lowest setting, they can only
barely get a few seeds. It the winter sometimes if might ice up, but the
top and bootem are metal so the squirrels cannot chew on them.
The following link should be to a 2 1/2 minute HyperLapse video ( 15
minutes at 6x ) , which shows, after 2 minutes of a swarm of Chickadees, a
Bluejay attempting to get some seeds. You can see how the perch drops down
over the doors, closing the seed ports when the heavy Bluejay lands on it.
iPad Hyperlapse Feeder Video
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/eab7d7fhcn5zfmh/2014-11-10%2009.37.08.mov?dl=3D0=
>
Before I got this feeder, the Bluejays would just empty out the feeders in
an hour, stuffing themselves and just shoveling the seeds out to find that
one perfect seed. The squirrels were not quite as bad, as long as the
=E2=80=8Bregular =E2=80=8B
tube feeders had metal seed ports, and the feeder was hung up on a chain.
=E2=80=8B The bears are another story.=E2=80=8B
On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 4:19 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
wrote:
> This ad
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D06S24aOqd6Q
> suggests Squirrel proof feeder to be a challenge but entertaining. I saw =
a
> better video a few weeks ago but can't locate it now.
> Yt DW
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> *To:* naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 08, 2014 3:46 PM
> *Subject:* [NatureNS] re squirrel-proof feeder question
>
> I can=E2=80=99t help except to warn potential buyers that some or many
> =E2=80=9Csquirrel-proof=E2=80=9D feeders are made in U.S. or commissioned=
by U.S. retailers
> and are really designed to keep out gray squirrels, not our native red
> squirrels, which are much smaller than grays and can manoeuver right
> through the openings made for gray squirrels. Buyer beware! Cheers from
> Jim in Wolfville.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *garymurray@ns.sympatico.ca
> *Subject: **[NatureNS] Feeder question*
> *Date: *November 8, 2014 at 1:19:56 PM AST
> *To: *nature ns <NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Was wondering if anyone knows where to get a squirrel proof finch feeder.
> Tried for the Birds, but no luck. Have 2 Squirrel Stumper's now for Black
> Oil seed, and they work great. Keeps the Blue Jays at bay too.
>
> Cheers,
> Gary Murray
> Tucker Lake
> NS
>
>
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2015.0.5315 / Virus Database: 4189/8529 - Release Date: 11/07/14
>
>
--=20
Rick Ballard
Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,=
serif">I have the Brome Squirrel Buster Plus at my cottage, which I ordered=
from the For the Birds store in Chester. They don't have it listed on =
their web site at the moment.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fo=
nt-family:georgia,serif">It effectively deters squirrels and Bluejay sized =
birds. The Chickadees and other small birds will empty the 3lb feeder in ab=
out 2 days.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,=
serif">However it was expensive for a bird feeder, $150 taxes in, with the =
optional Weather Guard and Pole Mount.=C2=A0 I think it is worth it for wha=
t I want.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,se=
rif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,se=
rif">I use it hanging ten feet in the air from a horizontal pole from the r=
oof of the cottage, after a bear got to it when I had it mounted on a verti=
cal pole.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:geor=
gia,serif">With the optional Weather Guard ( =C2=A0the large round plastic =
roof ) it keeps the red squirrels away completely. They can get to the top =
of the feeder but can't get past the Weather Guard and just slide right=
off it. It has been up for about a year now. The Blue Jays can get on it, =
but with the spring tension for the perch set at the lowest setting, they c=
an only barely get a few seeds. It the winter sometimes if might ice up, bu=
t the top and bootem are metal so the squirrels cannot chew on them.</div><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style><font face=3D"georgia, serif">The followi=
ng link should be to a 2 1/2 =C2=A0minute HyperLapse video ( 15 minutes at =
6x ) , which shows, after 2 minutes of a swarm of Chickadees, =C2=A0a Bluej=
ay attempting to get some seeds. You can see how the perch drops down over =
the doors, closing the seed ports when the heavy Bluejay lands on it.=C2=A0=
</font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style><font face=3D"georgia, seri=
f"><br></font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style><font face=3D"georgi=
a, serif"><a href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/s/eab7d7fhcn5zfmh/2014-11-10%2=
009.37.08.mov?dl=3D0">iPad Hyperlapse Feeder Video</a></font><br></div><div=
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><span style=3D"=
font-family:georgia,serif">Before I got this feeder, the Bluejays would jus=
t empty out the feeders in an hour, stuffing themselves and just shoveling =
the seeds out to find that one perfect seed. The squirrels were not quite a=
s bad, as long as the <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:geo=
rgia,serif;display:inline">=E2=80=8Bregular =E2=80=8B</div>tube feeders had=
metal seed ports, and the feeder was hung up on a chain.<div class=3D"gmai=
l_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline">=E2=80=8B The=
bears are another story.=E2=80=8B</div></span><br></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 4:19 PM, Dav=
id & Alison Webster <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@gl=
inx.com" target=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><u></u>
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff">
<div>This ad</div>
<div><a href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D06S24aOqd6Q" target=3D"_bl=
ank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D06S24aOqd6Q</a></div>
<div>suggests Squirrel proof feeder to be a challenge but entertaining. I s=
aw a=20
better=C2=A0video a few weeks ago but can't locate it now. </div>
<div>Yt DW</div>
<blockquote style=3D"border-left-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-left-width:2px;bor=
der-left-style:solid;padding-left:5px;padding-right:0px;margin-left:5px;mar=
gin-right:0px" dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>
<div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;fo=
nt-stretch:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:arial">----=
- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;fo=
nt-stretch:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:arial;backg=
round:rgb(228,228,228)"><b>From:</b>=20
<a title=3D"jimwolford@eastlink.ca" href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca=
" target=3D"_blank">Jim=20
Wolford</a> </div>
<div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;fo=
nt-stretch:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:arial"><b>T=
o:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuct=
o.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens</a> </div>
<div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;fo=
nt-stretch:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:arial"><b>S=
ent:</b> Saturday, November 08, 2014 3:46=20
PM</div>
<div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;fo=
nt-stretch:normal;font-size:10pt;line-height:normal;font-family:arial"><b>S=
ubject:</b> [NatureNS] re squirrel-proof=20
feeder question</div>
<div><br></div>I can=E2=80=99t help except to warn potential buyers that =
some or many=20
=E2=80=9Csquirrel-proof=E2=80=9D feeders are made in U.S. or commissioned=
by U.S. retailers=20
and are really designed to keep out gray squirrels, not our native red=20
squirrels, which are much smaller than grays and can manoeuver right thro=
ugh=20
the openings made for gray squirrels.=C2=A0 Buyer beware!=C2=A0 Cheers fr=
om=20
Jim in Wolfville.<br>
<div><br>
<div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div style=3D"margin:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica"><b>From=
:=20
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:gary=
murray@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">garymurray@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br=
></span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica"><b>Subj=
ect:=20
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Feeder=
=20
question</b><br></span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica"><b>Date=
:=20
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica">November 8, 2014 at=20
1:19:56 PM AST<br></span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica"><b>To:=
=20
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica">nature ns <<a href=
=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">NatureNS@chebucto.ns.=
ca</a>><br></span></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica"><b>Repl=
y-To:=20
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:natu=
rens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></spa=
n></div><br>
<div><br>Hi all, <br><br>Was wondering if anyone knows where to get a=
=20
squirrel proof finch feeder. Tried for the Birds, but no luck. Have 2=
=20
Squirrel Stumper's now for Black Oil seed, and they work great. Kee=
ps the=20
Blue Jays at bay too. <br><br>Cheers,<br>Gary Murray<br>Tucker Lake=20
<br>NS<br></div></blockquote></div><br><a></a>
</div></div><p align=3D"left" color=3D"#000000">No virus found in this=20
message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com" target=3D"_bl=
ank">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2015.0.5315 / Virus=20
Database: 4189/8529 - Release Date: 11/07/14</p></blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div><span s=
tyle=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Rick Ballard </span><br style=3D"font-fa=
mily:georgia,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Dartmouth,Nov=
a Scotia, Canada </span><br style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><span style=
=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"></span></div>
</div></div>
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