Tits Population

They’re back! ……..and looking great – the Tit population at my home in West Sussex has suddenly exploded – great numbers and great variety – I have had Blue Tits, Great Tits, Coal Tits, ...

Starling Gangs

Oh No! (says David Cole, a long time Twootz customer and wildlife photographer). Towards the end of June each year the starlings arrive – parents with masses of squabbling adolescence youngsters. ...

Where Have All the Blue Tits Gone?

So where have all the Blue Tits gone? At this time of the year I often have friends asking me where all of the Blue Tits have gone. There were throngs of them just a couple of months ago, but no ...

Great Spotted Woodpeckers

A total of seven Great Spotted Woodpeckers are dominating activity on my main feeding station. They are from two families – one to the north and the other to the south of my home and they are causin ...

Pheasant

Percy’s Back !!!! Every year when the shooting season finishes a fine cock pheasant appears at my feeding station. He is certainly not he same one that I noticed and fed by hand some twelve years ...

A Squirrel Solution

Date: 2015-09-29 17:44:25 | Category: Wildlife | Author: Twootz Staff
Ever had an issue with squirrels gorging themselves with all the food in your bird feeders that were meant for birds?


Trapped Squirrel


Well, the Twootz team have looked into this, and here are some useful tips:

  • Put the feeders out of their reach (squirrels can jump 5 to 6 feet from rest, so at least 10 feet from any surface should work)

  • Use a squirrel proof feeder, such as the Squirrel Proof Dome Feeder that we offer

  • Attach a squirrel collar on the bird feeder’s pole or chain to keep squirrels away from your bird food

  • Make the post slippery by greasing it with vegetable oil

  • Offer foods that squirrels don’t like, such as squirrel resistant fat feasts, niger seeds or safflower seeds

  • Mix some chilli powder in with the bird food, as birds won’t mind this, but squirrels will

  • Place a length of aluminium duct mounted under the feeder to foil the squirrels

  • Or, if you want, just feed them by getting a squirrel feeder and give them some peanuts or corns