Britney runs over a plastic bird feeder
Britney runs over a plastic bird feeder with a sport utility vehicle. She crushes the plastic bird feeder under SUV tyres. Close up view.
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There are a number of “squirrel proof” feeders on the market today at prices ranging from $20 to well over $80. Unfortunately they do not always work as well as advertised. Squirrels can be very persistent and are happy to destroy a feeder to get at the contents. A $50 dollar bird feeder lying on the ground destroyed is not a happy thing to wake up to! If the squirrel can access the feeder at all and it is not well anchored they will manage to get it on the ground and break it. I have watched a couple of squirrels team up to swing on and rock a feeder back and forth until it comes unhinged. They also can chew holes in soft plastic to make the tiny feeding holes more accessible. Although this has not happened to me personally, I have also heard of them unscrewing the tops of some feeders or figuring out some other way to remove the caps. Once the top is removed they will wiggle down the feeder itself, fill their bellies and wiggle out backwards, showing their flexibility as wellWindow Bird Feeder
As you're slipping and sliding around in all the snow and ice, spare a thought for the poor little birds in the garden who will have a much harder job trying to find things to eat. According to the Garden Bird website , "Your birds need your help NOW. With temperatures expected to remain below zero across the UK, the food you leave out for the birds is all they have to eat. Help your birds survive, feed them today !" Well, that's all well and good, but what can you do if you haven't got a garden ? Well, this clever little bird feeder gets around that problem because you can attach it to your window with suction pads, so even if you live in a block of flats without so much as a balcony, you can still do your bit to help the birds and try to attract wildlife to your window. I'm always very dubious when I hear the word suckers in a product description. Most of the time they don't stick for any longer than 30 seconds and the biggest sucker is yourself for spending money on something that doesn't work. Well, I tried out this window feeder and it did stick very easily and stayed firmly in place without budging at all, despite the wind, rain, snow and ice. So if it works in those kinds of conditions, it should be OK all year round ! It does have a string that you can attach to it to pull inside and close the window on it so that, should it fall, you won't lose it - it's good to see that the manufacturer has thought about this potential problem and offered a simple solution. When it arrives, it looks quite unimpressive and a bit complicated and you will need the little instruction sheet to work out what goes where, especially for the aforementioned string "safety rope" and the green plastic fat ball holders, but if you follow the guide, it does all slot together very easily. Once it's in place, you can leave the suckers in place and remove just the base for cleaning and refilling. It's not overly sturdy - it is made of plastic after all - but it is very well designed and thought...
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