I had a "squirrel-proof" metal bird seed feeder which worked quite well, until a black bear cub pulled it down and ripped it open. You are correct; we can only make it more difficult for the critters, rather than stopping them.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 7:06 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > Only the hanger was left of the woodpecker block, and the suet and peanut >> totally disappeared, together with the suet holder. >> > > Dan, I've had to use a small chain to hang my suet feeder and also had to > tie wrap the loading flap of the feeder shut - due to a combination of > raccoon and squirrel. They still can claw out pieces of suet but I make > them work for it > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" < > danmaty...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: PESO Red-Bellied Woodpecker > > > Very nice, and strikingly similar to one of the id images at the Cornell >> site. Perhaps a young male, since the red extends over the crown but is >> not solidly red yet. >> >> Some time ago I mentioned that a Pileated visited my yard, the first I >> have >> seen in several years. I put a suet feeder with suet and nuts, high up on >> a tree beyond the reach of the deer, as well as a "woodpecker block,' a >> compresses brick of fruit nuts and suet. Both disappeared overnight. Only >> the hanger was left of the woodpecker block, and the suet and peanut >> totally disappeared, together with the suet holder. I suspect a raccoon >> got to them. Hard to attract woodpeckers -- or any other unusual birds -- >> with the deer, crows, raccoons, foxes, opossums and bears around here. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 1:40 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> >> wrote: >> >> From this angle, one can see where he gets his name. He was high up in a >>> tree, in shadow with bright highlights behind. I wasn’t expecting much, >>> but >>> I”m quite pleased with the result. K-1 with D FA 150-450. DA 1.4X >>> Converter, f8, 1/640th, 630mm, ISO 8000. >>> >>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18490396/Red-Bellied-Woodpecker >>> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
