Squirrel Baffle Entertainment
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- I am trying to design a squirrel baffle that is both entertaining and inexpensive. My latest venture is a piece of 3" diameter PVC pipe I found in the garage. I drilled 2 holes in the top and suspended it over the pole holding my bird feeders with swimsuit elastic I found in the basement. One morning I found the squirrel on top of my feeders. Thinking the squirrel had climbed up the pole through the pipe I added some 1" screws around the bottom of the pipe to prevent entry to the pole. This worked for awhile. I managed to film the critter in action and discovered how he was defeating the baffle. I made a modification which seems to work - for today.
Watching the squirrels attempts are better than watching the birds feed.
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Highly True!!!!
They aren’t called bird feeders anymore. They’re called backyard wildlife entertainment centers.
I'm finding these squirrel videos very satisfying for some bizarre reason .
You and me both!
It always amazes me how well grey squirrels perform on problem solving.
In general, we don't give animals other than ourselves very much credit for their intellectual abilities. It's another way in which we are the stupid one.
They are just rats with cute fluffy tails and rats are smart. 😏
@Why Bother I just watched a video that compared squirrel fishing to catching monkeys, don't ask, it doesn't involve hooks, you can Google it yourself.
Squirrels are so intelligent creatures.
Next video. Grey squirrel eradicates Covid 19 Virus at first attempt!!
You're inadvertently making smarter squirrels. And when our Sciurus Overlords take over, they will remember this test.
Daaaaa........daaaaa......daaaaaa....,DAA! DAAAA!!!!! BOOM, BOOM.....
I, for one, welcome our Sciurus Overlords. I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their above ground stockpiles of seeds & nuts
Stfu
Squirrel better smart than you
Squirrels are SatanSpawn.
Evil, pure and sinful.
This proves one thing.... the squirrel is more determined and smarter than a lot of humans. He didnt give up and figured out how to get past the obstacle.
No they’re not smarter than humans. Are you dumb ?
Humm... there's gotta be a way to use squirrels to generate electricity.
@Christina Reynolds Seriously!? ;- )
@Christina Reynolds We've got laws prohibiting child labor exploitation. However producing electricity with squirrel power would cost you peanuts.
@@davidcox8961 good one 👍👍
@@davidcox8961 🤣
No thanks, the smell of all that burning fur would not be good.
Thank you for NOT setting this to music
I hate unnesessary noise.
No matter - I heard "Yakkity Sax" in my head the whole time.
@@jpdemer5 Benny Hill woulda been proud of ya, jp!!
The Benny Hill theme would be appropriate though.
Prefer the natural voices from birds, squarals or other animals 🤣
They just never give up do they!
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who is a word - THEY -
Give the little guy some peanuts for his entertainment value, alone !
At the end he always earned his own
Grease the pole!
@@justindozone2160 Don`t have squirrels in my neck-of-the-woods, but the Chickarees LOVE sunflower seeds. They don`t go near the peanuts, either !
As someone fighting with squirrels on my bird feeder, i found this very entertaining!! : )
I spent ages waiting next to a window with a loaded water pistol,eventually I got him in the armpit&he slid down&didn't return.
@@helenbenjafield7351 Good job! I'm in a battle with the filthy tree rats over a bird feeder too. A water pistol is a great idea. I was thinking a BB gun but I can't be bothered with gutting and skinning them.
LOL bird got him at 2:52... LOL
This design is so simple yet extremely efficient. This is ingenuity at it's finest
When it comes to ingenuity, the squirrel always seems to win. Thanks for watching.
its only efficient at making smarter squirrels. It doesnt prevent the crime of "birdseed theft by squirrel" which is on the rise in many parts of the country 😂
With THIS kind of silly action, who the hell needs a comedy club?
Me✋
I agree Chris.
@James Mara 2 pea shooters n a spade nice wrk sheriff
Chris Mayer this is sheer cruelty
James Mara what womb did you crawl out of?
I wonder how many birds have died laughing in that garden... lol
All I do is coat the pole with Vaseline. The squirrels can’t climb up it and there’s no way to figure it out. But it is funny to see them shimmy up a little bit only to slide back down and look very confused.
Try some fly paper wrapped on pole about halfway up.
Well, that didn't take long. Squirrels are smart little critters. They can figure it out eventually.
The birds are laughing 😆
Just the sheer determination of this squirrel is quite amazing.
Don't give up, we will win the battel of the squirrels. I have one video of my pest. I have come up with something you can make at home and is cheap and is working. I'll post it on my next video on the battel of the squirrels. Good luck, peace.
The older I get the more I like squirrels - so impressive
Me too. I used to just think they were cute little critters that I fed nuts to. Since following some squirrel channels online I just love them. The girl squirrels especially work so hard bringing up their babies.
Mission impossible music comes to mind, don't give up do they. what fun you can have thinking up ways to beat them, then keep a score to see who's brightest, humans or squirrels.
That's already been answered...WE are feeding the squirrels..They are NoT feeding us! So WHO'S smarter? Definitely not uS! 😏🙄😳
Lol. The funniest I've seen was a guy using a catapult to launch the squirrels into his backyard pond. One minute the squirrel is trying to get at the bird feeder, the next minute swimming for shore. Surprise! And most kept running after getting back to land, right into the woods or up a tree.
I don't understand what people have against squirrels. I have many bird feeders, and also have several squirrel feeding stations. I love all of their antics
Jennifer, that's what I thought until the critter ate a hole in my screen. It's been 5 years since I made that video. He stills comes up to my sliding door and knocks. I can't imagine the mayhem he would cause if he got into my house. Thanks for watching and commenting.
,,I think the squirrel is very intelligent,,,,shows a problem solving trial and error working practice!!,,,,awesome!!
My blood pressure spiked when he made it to the top. I despise those darn ninja squirrels.
Eventually, it seems, the little buggers always find a way.
(My squirrel, uh... eliminator: a tiny piece of lead traveling at twice the speed of sound)
Well killing them just stops the entertainment. Do you shoot your comedians in America ?
@@1414141x
Hey...!
Another good idea.
@@1414141x Well, some of them.
It just needs a little bell at the top for when he gets it to the top! Like ya! LOL
No matter the storyline...the plot, the fullness of the characters...whatever... the squirrels win all the time!
True. They are the Roadrunner and we are Wile E Coyote in this War of the Birdfeeders.
I bought a clear funnel type baffle from Home Depot for 11 dollars over 2 months ago and the squirrels have yet to get to the bird food.
I just spent 3 minutes watching a squirrel try to climb a metal pole....
and I spent days being entertained by this squirrel and trying to film his attempts for others to enjoy.
@@patanewman AND, I THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Excellent squrriel keeping out of your bird feeder. I had to deal with these rats when I fed birds!!! Actually one of the birds fought back against a squirrel. It was mourning dove. The dove puffed up to scare the squrriel away.
He's just knocking all the seed onto the ground. lol
Yup.
Notice how they scare away the poor birds.
They are so annoying so I have to learn how to deal with them. Thanks for sharing.
@@patanewman Any suggestions are appreciated.
I'm sure that squirrel looks at the birds and says "I need a Red bull"
I watch a couple squirrels sit in the trees about 23 yards away and watch birds come to my 2nd floor patio to eat. Cashews, peanuts and seeds. I swear they get mad because they watch then make a run across the open area climb up to see me with a water gun 🔫waiting 😂🤣😅😀😃
"Improvise. Adapt. Overcome."
Squirrels = Nature's Marines.
Good video... I've seen other tactics used as well.... Vaseline ... very funny // A slinky around the pole. Works great.
Biggest drawback: It scares the birds already eating away.
This is testament to the saying "If first you don't succeed, try, try again" :)
you brought me to this song with that. Long time ago hit. th-cam.com/video/6qOnInTJsos/w-d-xo.html
I saw a squirel trying to run up a slinky lol. Just as funny. They are determined arent they
That Squirrel is getting ripped muscles, hahahahaha, I need a contraption like that for exercise
"Hello Domino's ... yeah, x-tra large meat lover's ... just leave it up on top of the pole, again, okay? " ;-)
Squirrels on poles are neat but chicks on poles are awesome!
Ducks and geese chicks, too
Funny. 😂👍
The squirrel should get paid a royalty fee for his performance.😁
The Little Squirrel That Could.
too smart...as an advocate for the squirrels l object to making the obstacles tougher and tougher..instead of providing for the squirrels some food at a lower level ...keep both happy.
Now this is the sort of thing I've been looking for! All the other one's i have looked at are boring. This is entertainment of the highest level and im going to make me one of these tomorrow! Thank you!
POOR THING IS GOING TO BE SOOOOO HUNGRY!!! THATS A HELL OF A WORKOUT.. I'M EXHAUSTED ! !!!!! GREAT VID!! ☺☺☺☺
Make a squirrel machine, powered by their energy.
Which is more fun, watching the birds feed or watching the squirrel try and figure out the baffle, lol...
Amazing Lil buggers! They'll figure it out eventually!
I got a supposed "squirrel proof" bird feeder. Yeah, right! Not only did they scare the birds off, but flung seed all over the ground...until I learned about cayenne pepper!
Mwaahaaahaa!
I only wish I'd recorded his launch of about 8 feet when he tasted that pepper.
BTW, The birds love it, especially the seeds!
I may have to try the cayenne pepper. Thanks for watching
The connivery and scheming is one thing, but, the tenacity is unbelievable.
It looks like the feeders are empty. Maybe that's what those sparrows are telling him.
How could you not feed such cute, smart, funny and entertaining squirrel? I'd keep two feeders; one for the squirrels and one for the birds. 🌚
Easily. Squirrels are destructive. They will deliberately push bird nests off the tree, and cause damage to homes when they try to get attics.
Birds don't prevent squirrels from eating. Squirrels do prevent birds from eating.
Mur Bot : Humans destroy and prevent many from eating... How about we kill the humans? 🌚
We'll start with the humans that suggest killing humans.
rivahkillah : Oh plz! Do the honour. I'm sick of this life any way. I was supposed to get first position in my class, but unfortunately, I got second -- and now, my parents want to kill me. So, yeah... go ahead, and kill me! 😔😭
Great idea. I use a rope from tree 2 tree with power aid bottles on both sides of our bird feeder. The squirrles cant get pass them without spinning off. Its entertaining. Besides we givem plenty of peanuts. 😀
God bless the little fella! Hahahaha! He deserves some seed after all of his hard work! I'm currently using a slinky that works most of the time and I grease the pole as a back up but I am definitely adding this entertaining squirrel baffle to my husband's "honey do" list! Thanks!
Ah, come on guys!
Give that squirrel a break for persistence and effort!!!
That squirrel is gonna whoop that bird’s ass for getting up there so easily.
I just feed the squirrels separately, a little deer corn and bird food mix and they leave the bird feeders alone, we have an understanding lol
That's exactly what I do: sunflower seeds for the winged neighbours, walnuts, almonds, and apples separately for our European Red Squirrel population. They coexist quite happily - and we have lots of fun watching the squirrels outsmart time and time again our half-blind cat also frequenting the balcony. The poor girl is livid when they regularly and almost literally thumb their noses at her trying to catch them. Squirrels will thrive long after humanity has extinguished itself, for sure!
The squirrel always wins
Nothing will stop a squirrel's determination to get food. You could also grease the pole and the heavy PVC pipe. they are very clever animals. Thanks for the video.
Just add grease on pole and watch the fun 😁
They're intelligent and persistant!
Squirrel thinking, this squirrel feeder is sure designed bad!
Squirrel : " Oh these humans are mean! - I just want to get a few of these birdseeds ;))
Got to respect the intelligence of these guys , they figure shit out, Humans should do so well at problem solving.
Well, humans figured out how to get humans to the moon and back. Alive. Still waiting for the squirrel space program..........
I was thinking make it just large enough so he can squeeze up under it but have a clear disc shield inside so he thinks he can go all the way through but get stopped 3/4 of the way through.
Problem solved at my house. I added a Doberman to my family. I explained to her Squirrels are the enemy😎No more Squirrels 🐿
simple but clever contraption !
This is what happens when you get bored and start improvising with materials on hand. Sometimes it works and if it doesn't, no big loss. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing watching ingenuity in a rodent. They are so Goddamned determined.
Love their persistence though 🥰
A squirrel’s motto: If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.
Ah the nemesis of every Bird feeder. 🐿😉
thats going to be one Buff squirrel if he is doing his push-ups and reps like this daily :)
It was incredibly fat. I wouldn't be surprised if the feeders drop a lot of seed every time it tries to climb. Plus, most birds are messy eaters and the squirrels will eat all the droppings.
All that's missing is a track of Dick Clark's voice going "HAHAHAHA wipe out."
He finally figured it out. Great tricks to keep those pesky squirrels away. Too funny!!
Nice Job!
I love pranking the squirrels. I put up bird feeders just to bring em in for entertainment, for me and the dog. She hardly ever catches one. But sure has fun trying!
It gives my dog something to do and she catches one every once in a while. It keeps her in the yard and out of the forest.
Kinda looks like me the day my wife put a lock on the refrigerator. 😩
I can't believe this comment didn't get 100 likes. I laughed out loud imagining it.
I have a squirrel invasion at my feeders also. May have to try this. Even if they figure it out it would still be fun watching them.
@Thebearcat66 LOL As mentioned above, there are hordes of tree rats waiting in line.
They sell more bullets at the store
Keep adding shit to it, you'll create an Einstein squirrel
@@dennisk5500 Yeah, they seem to be excellent problem solvers.😂
Oh. My. Gosh. This video was sooooo funny! Thank you for sharing! Let me know when you come up with a raccoon chaser-away-er.
Add hot spicey oil to the feed..birds aren't affected but it burns their little squirrel lips lol.
It always amazes me how well gray squirrels die when I put a .22 into their vital organs.
Squirrel - "I can beat this thing!
Adds a second layer....
"You were saying?"
Squirrels' intelligence to brain size ratio is off the charts!
Add one of those launcher things they use in clay pigeon shooting competitions as the final hazard. Success !!!. wWHHEeeee
Dude! Are those seeds really worth all the calories you're burning? LOL
They are getting a work out!
It’s a squirrel he doesn’t have a phone
I use m80's on my bird feeder baffles, my bird feeders are squirrel free. I sometimes leave the arms and legs around for a few days so the other squirrels get a heads-up.
Yes, only if he wins
2:52
Pilot to bombardier.
Target locked.
FIRE!!!
Target practice! Then I just leave them in the wooded area behind my house for the opossums to eat.
That is a hoot watching him work so hard. Lol 😂
AWESOME IDEA FOR THOSE HIPPY RATS !! Thanks for sharing and Bless !!
Well that didn’t take long🤣but definitely entertaining!
I loved this! Very entertaining! He was a determined little booger!
He finally did what I was wondering why he didn't do already. A slinky works better.
There are a number of videos showing squirrels defeating Slinkys. In one, the squirrel actually figured out that if he timed it right, he could run up the pole just when the Slinky contracted to its smallest size and then jump to the feeder. In another, the Slinky had lost its tension and hung there essentially giving the squirrel a ladder. Grease the pole under your Slinky or baffle and it gives them a double whammy.
Squirrel - problem solving 101. Hang on...I got this!
This could go on for hours.
Squirrels have to be one of the most persistant animals i know of. They are like Marines. They will over come and adopt.
Yes, a constant battle. Every day they check the baffle, the twirl feeder to see if the battery is dead, and the trees to see if the branches have grown enough for them to jump on to the feeders. It's been 5 years since I made that video. I hate to say it but squirrels rule.
Desperate times calls for desperate measures! Haha! That was funny and genius.....May have to copy it.
I like the mindset of this squirrel. Try and try until he succeed
Simple solution: use a length of PVC pipe twice as long. Ditch the swimsuit elastic for the round version of elastic sold in sewing supply departments as it will last much longer.
Looking at it, I think that if you made the PVC pipe section a little over twice as long, the squirrels wouldn't be able get high enough to jump over the top of the pipe section.
Looking at it, I think that if you buy a Ruger Air Magnum, you will be able to dispatch the tree rats pronto.
I saw a video where the guy hooked two Slinkys (sp?) together over the pole. The squirrel couldn’t get past that. lol
The determination this little animal has is unique
Haven't had squirrels here in a while. I live in the country with Fox squirrels. I have a wobbling baffle. If they come around and get past my baffles they will be met with my pellet gun.
It's my bird seed and my money. I decide who gets dibs. And that is not the tree mice.
I have a wobbling baffle in place now. They have never been able to overcome it. I have to keep moving the feeder as the trees grow otherwise they launch from the branches. Thanks for watching.
Wow ...lovely that is the real fruit of determination. Nature is so great. poor little one he's hungry!
I could never seem to find a way to keep the squirrels out until I read that birds don't have the receptors for hot spices such as chili powder but squirrels do, I bought a small can of it and mixed it in with the bird seed and after a few attempts by the squirrels wanting to eat the bird feed, no more squirrels.