Comments on: The birds eat better than I do. http://reesespiecesofrealestate.com/2008/08/07/the-birds-eat-better-than-i-do/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:01:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Elaine Reese http://reesespiecesofrealestate.com/2008/08/07/the-birds-eat-better-than-i-do/#comment-1325 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:17:37 +0000 http://elainereese.wordpress.com/?p=1206#comment-1325 Joan, our local bird feeding stores carry the products that I mentioned, although regular peppers would be cheaper if you have large areas to do. Good luck with that roaming cat!

]]> By: Joan Collins http://reesespiecesofrealestate.com/2008/08/07/the-birds-eat-better-than-i-do/#comment-1323 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:45:22 +0000 http://elainereese.wordpress.com/?p=1206#comment-1323 Thank you for the great counsel, Beth.
Never heard of this, and I have a big, bad cat who loves birds, and too many squirrels to feed! I ceased the feedings as it was so demanding! I’ll give this a try!

]]> By: Elaine Reese http://reesespiecesofrealestate.com/2008/08/07/the-birds-eat-better-than-i-do/#comment-1321 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:13:45 +0000 http://elainereese.wordpress.com/?p=1206#comment-1321 Beth, you’re right. I’ve tried Squirrel Away for the feeder, which is simply chili pepper powder, to deter the chipmunk. It says that birds don’t have a mouth/beak that is affected by it. Under the feeder, to deter cats, I’ve tried Critter Ridder, which is also a pepper. The problem with it is that it must be applied after every rain.

]]> By: Beth NC http://reesespiecesofrealestate.com/2008/08/07/the-birds-eat-better-than-i-do/#comment-1320 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:26:49 +0000 http://elainereese.wordpress.com/?p=1206#comment-1320 Use pepper under and around bird feeders to keep squirrels, chipmunks and cats away. I use pepper all over my yard and the neighbor’s cats go the other way now. I also put pepper into feeders to keep squirrels off of them. It is not harmful to animals. Like us, it makes the nose run, sneeze and some burning. I don’t use a lot, just some to get the message across.

]]> By: Elaine Reese http://reesespiecesofrealestate.com/2008/08/07/the-birds-eat-better-than-i-do/#comment-1027 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:54:32 +0000 http://elainereese.wordpress.com/?p=1206#comment-1027 Oh-h-h, I’ve never seen a rat … just mice. I only got the chipmunks about 3 years ago when my street’s trees and landscaping began to mature. The homes on the wooded ravines in our ‘hood have squirrels, but those of us on the interior lots don’t have enough really big trees yet.

BTW, the chipmunk hasn’t touched the special food I bought for it. The food is just sitting there, and it’s still robbing the good bird seed.

]]> By: Carole Cohen http://reesespiecesofrealestate.com/2008/08/07/the-birds-eat-better-than-i-do/#comment-1026 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:22:29 +0000 http://elainereese.wordpress.com/?p=1206#comment-1026 He (or she!) is adorable. Since I live in the ‘hood I don’t have chipmunks. It’s the way they scamper that makes them cuter than mice.

Few weeks back I was waiting for an RTA train after an open house and a rat wandered onto the tracks . I have to admit he (or she!) didn’t seem as ‘uncute’ as I would have imagined :-) It’s the first rat I have seen in about 15 years….and this little guy was smart enough (or could feel the vibrations) to get off the track when the train came lol.

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