Squirrels are not only a nuisance, they can also do major damage to your bird feeders and home. Is this scented flower the ...

Squirrels are notorious for outsmarting bird feeders, but there's a precise way to position one that makes them physically incapable of reaching it.

Squirrels are trainable, like most animals, and if you give them food they like in an easily accessible manner, they’re not going to care much about your bird feeders.

Keeping squirrels out isn’t just about preserving seed—it’s about maintaining peace, protecting your feeder from damage, and enjoying the serene spectacle of birds without the rodent ruckus.

How to DIY a Bird Feeder Flipper Bird Feeder Nearly 4,000 Amazon reviewers have positively rated this clever contraption, which—if you do the math—adds up to a whole lot of thwarted squirrels.

Squirrel Buster Plus Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder What you need to know: This bird feeder seals off access to its seeds when the weight of a squirrel is placed on its perch ring.

"While squirrels are incredible climbers, you can outsmart them with a pest-proof bird feeder pole (such as the Squirrel Stopper, available on Amazon)," recommends BobVila.com.

After the third power-cord repair and 100th squirrel-at-the-feeder alert, most people probably would have thrown in the towel and capitulated to the crafty critters. I am not most people.

I haven’t tested the Squirrel Buster Plus. I live with and enjoy my local squirrel population, and try to entice the rodents’ time and effort away from my bird feeders – more on that later ...

Bring on the spice Birds aren’t affected by capsaicin – the compound that makes peppers spicy – but mammals, including squirrels, definitely are. Sprinkling cayenne pepper on your birdseed or using a ...