You’ve lovingly filled your bird feeder with premium seed, hoping to attract a colourful chorus of British birds, from sparrows and finches to blue tits. But instead, in swoops a furry acrobat – bushy ...

While a bird feeder is great for attracting birds to your yard, it can also bring squirrels. Here's a simple way to help keep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gray squirrel poaching seeds from a bird feeder - Sandi Smolker/Getty Images Like it or not, the nuts and seeds you put out to ...

A squirrel on a feeder pole, blocked by a cone-shaped baffle - A. Michael Brown/Shutterstock You've spent a small fortune on bird food, dedicated a weekend to DIYing your own backyard bird feeder, and ...

Squirrels: Are they just rats with better PR? Be advised that this is not safe reading material for squirrel lovers, or even squirrel apologists. In my opinion, squirrels are worse than rats—smarter, ...

To keep squirrels out of bird feeders, using bird seed coated in hot pepper oil is an effective solution. When using pepper-treated seed, wear gloves and avoid making your own mixture to prevent ...

Squirrels may be adorable woodland critters when nibbling on acorns and darting up tree trunks, but it's not so cute when they ransack your bird feeders. These fluffy little rodents consume around 1 ½ ...

If you enjoy birdwatching, then you likely also have a strong vendetta against squirrels that enjoy birdseed as much as (if not more than) the birds do. The PeckPerk Smart Bird Feeder offers an easy ...

A few simple steps can keep your bird feed going to its intended recipients instead of those puffy-tailed sneaks. By John Alexander Published Jul 26, 2025 1:00 PM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a ...

Growing up in the suburban New York City area, surrounded by beech/oak forest, we sat in a wonderful place to enjoy the seasonal comings and goings of a wide variety of birds. And since my parents ...