Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Barbara Bauer Sadovnic
At our house downy woodpeckers are drinking the water from the “ant moat” that the hummingbird feeder hangs from. > On Jul 30, 2022, at 12:59 PM, Geo Kloppel wrote: > > If squirrels don’t have easy access to your roof, you might try what has > worked well at my house for many years: the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Geo Kloppel
If squirrels don’t have easy access to your roof, you might try what has worked well at my house for many years: the hummingbird feeders are suspended from the eaves troughs on long hangers of the type used for flower baskets. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Linda Orkin
Also I’m thinking further about this and realizing that the sources of fruit that squirrels and chipmunks relish in our yard including cornus kousa fruits and other berries are very dried up so they’re all possibly missing natural sugars. Linda Orkin > On Jul 30, 2022, at 10:51 AM, Linda

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Donna Lee Scott
Here at Kendal I have set up a bird bath and it is used by many birds and also sometimes the squirrels. And perhaps nocturnal visitors. I empty and clean it every other day because it wants to keep turning into a slugey pond. I temporarily have all my feeders hanging in trees due to not getting

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Linda Orkin
I just want to remind all that we are in very dry conditions and all sources of liquid will be more essential for each creature. Their motivation to learn must be very elevated. All guests are considered to be co habitants on the land we share and all are welcome here. But we do have an

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Catharine O'Neill
The little teardrop feeder from Agway works. I mix four tbl. hot water and one tbl. sugar every three days. No squirrels or ants feed there, just hummingbirds. I have chipmunks but not ted squirrels. Catharine Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 30, 2022, at 7:46 AM, Barbara B. Eden wrote: >

[cayugabirds-l] Hummingbird feeders & unwanted guests

2022-07-30 Thread Barbara B. Eden
Madonna, At my house the red tail squirrels and the chipmunks are devouring the sweet liquid from the feeders. They have even figured out how to tip the base so it pours into their mouths! Fortunately, I have many flowering plants on my patio in pots that the hummingbirds are enjoying the