Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a familiar frustration for bird lovers: the careful stocking of feeders, only for agile grey squirrels to effortlessly ...

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 ...

Dear Heloise: Glen Allen from Virginia wrote that he feeds squirrels and birds small pieces of regular or butter-topped bread. Glen said that the squirrels like it so much, they request more, and he ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Even the best bird feeders face a singular mortal enemy: squirrels. These fluffy rodents may be cute, but ...

With writer Sue Pike away, this is a reprised edition of Nature News from August 2023. I put up my bird feeders last week and started thinking about what to do about the squirrels that usually take ...