On 5/29/2017 10:53 AM, Jim Nichols 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.
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I had a nice horizontal suet feeder made of wood, like a tiny, flat house. The Nuthatches and Chickadees used it. None
of the larger birds but a lone Stellar's Jay could use it (evolution at work?) The "squirrel from Hell" destroyed it.
That was it's downfall, as I trapped and relocated it.
Mighty Hunter Moose
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