How do you keep squirrels from gobbling all the seed in your bird feeder? I think squirrels
are cute, but I don't want to have to fill the bird feeder every other day. 
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Takes 'em a couple of days to finally realize they've been had. 
Don't remember if it was Backyard Bird Shop or Fred Meyer. The display had a stuffed squirrel bungee corded to it for display purposes.
I like squee squirrels.
Peanuts and corn, but I also use the Yankee Flipper, which gently flips them off. My bird food is expensive, and the stuff squirrels like is not as expensive.
After they realized they'd "been had," one came over to the window where my computer was and told me off. It was very funny, being told off by a squirrel.
Cher
p.s. I've also heard of using Vaseline on the pole leading up to the bird feeder. Another one is to take a Slinky and attach it at the bottom and stretch it up the bird feeder pole. The wire coils prevent them from getting a grip.
So am I! I feed them the 1$ walmart bread, which is inedible by humans, but squees love it! it lasts me a week! Not bad for 1$ bread 
They may be cute, buy they're also tasty. 
Not to loud for the neighborhood.
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I use a .22 with low velocity cartridges.
Sub-sonic.
Very quiet.
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We also have a peanut ring at the back of the yard away from our bird feeders. That has seemed to also help. We have been filling the ring once a day in the evening, and the squirrels seem to have figured out their new 'dinner' schedule and aren't hanging around all day lately.
