Jim,
Glad to see your engineering skills are still getting good use.
Charlie
On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 1:53 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Since I first put up a suet feeder for the woodpeckers, I have been
> frustrated by the swarms of starlings that are attracted, and who quickly
> gobble up the feed. I decided to frustrate the starlings. I first made a
> cardboard pattern, and then cut a shield from some scrap aluminum
> flashing. I suspended the feeder horizontally, with openings only on the
> bottom plus a few spots on the sides.
>
> The woodpeckers are able to cling to the bottom and feed, but the
> starlings can't do this. They can reach some areas on the sides, but can
> no longer destroy the feeding block. They are now very frustrated.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170529-DSCF2130.JPG.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>
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> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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