Birdhouses, like feeders and baths, should be sited to avoid predators. Guards such as stovepipe baffles can help prevent snakes and squirrels from climbing up a birdhouse pole for an easy meal. The access hole
SaveAnother great way to deter birds from coming near your above-ground or underground pool is to buy a couple of floating pool predators. Most hardware, outdoor, or pool stores will have an inflatable and plastic alligator, snake, or shark that you can buy for this purpose. If you have ...
so it’s a natural squirrel deterrent. Or, make a pepper spray; you can mix dried pepper with apple cider vinegar. Note: Birds can’t taste capsaicin, so add some cayenne pepper to those bird feeders to deter
You can buy special bird feeders that are only large enough to feed small birds like hummingbirds—larger birds, like crows. So if you have a crow problem, use a bird feeder that automatically closes when a bigger, heavier bird like a crow sits on it and tries to eat the feed. Or y...
Bird netting can be more dangerous to birds than other deterrent options. If poorly installed, birds can become trapped inside and smaller species, like sparrows, can become tangled in the netting itself, damaging their beaks and feet. Even when properly installed, birds’ legs and feet can occ...
are ready to bloom. Peppers have “capsaicin” which squirrels hate, so it’s a natural squirrel deterrent. Or, make a pepper spray; you can mix dried pepper with apple cider vinegar. Note: Birds can’t taste capsaicin, so add some cayenne pepper to those bird feeders to deter squirrels...