I'm with you guys, if EVER anyone finds an "easy" way to keep squirrels out of bird feeders they could make a fortune, we live on 2 1/2 acres an because one person doesn't like to hear gun shots we can't kill them, taking over the property, and our house, i'm setting traps all the time, I love to watch/feed the birds but have stopped because I can't afford to feed squirrels, the bad thing is that they go and eat the scratch for my chickens also, gotta love/hate that animal.
