More squirrel fun

My constant readers (that is, if I have any) may remember my ongoing frustrations with squirrels destroying my bird feeders. Although I originally planned to foil them with a .22 rifle, it turned out that Estranged Husband took it in June. Combined with the fact that I'm a lousy shot, I decided to turn to other methods.

I ended up with a squirrel-proof bird feeder. It's a pretty simple mechanism: the perches will only support a bird's weight. If a squirrel tries to sit on one, it collapses and he goes splat. Not much of a drop, but it's still fun to watch the little bastards fall.

For those who like squirrels, I assure you there's sufficient dropped bird seed on the ground to provide them with snacks. And I have yet to see a skinny squirrel in my back yard.

Here's the model I really wanted - it has a motor that puts the feeder into spin mode when a squirrel gets on it, so they get tossed off. If you visit the Droll Yankee site (the manufactuer), you can watch videos of this model, the Yankee Flipper, in action.