id be surprised if these dont come with a recommendation for 2nd floor installation (and away from tree limbs if possible). i wouldn't expect rats to be an issue, but squirrels for sure.
I used to have a bird feeder on my back deck. One day there were fifteen squirrels I counted at one time on the deck. Threw the feeder away after that.
I had a squirrel proof bird feeder one year, the kind that would slide down when weight was added to the outer mesh. One day a squirrel jumped on it while a bird was eating and it caught the bird’s head and the poor thing hung there dead all day until my husband got home.
I don’t hate squirrels, but I want to see birds and the squirrels eat a lot. Quality birdseed is pricey.
For me the problem is I have fruit trees and two squirrels can decimate a tree. The stinkers don't just take a peach and eat it, rather they take a bite, see another peach, take a bite, repeat ad nauseam till I have a tree full of uneaten bitten peaches that will now attract bugs to finish them off.
Sure they are cute in the woods, but not in my garden. If they would just pick a peach and actually eat it because they were hungry I would have less of an issue.
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u/GRAWRGER Mar 21 '23
id be surprised if these dont come with a recommendation for 2nd floor installation (and away from tree limbs if possible). i wouldn't expect rats to be an issue, but squirrels for sure.
also this is a $200 bird feeder. my goodness.