Squirrel vs Electricity. BIRDS (Only)

[@ronaldhosswallace3625]

I had the same problem. I have a birdhouse on top of a 18 steel pole. Then about 5 ft below I have a feeder. The squirrels would jump from the fence to the pole. So I greased the pole. Now my neighbor sits on his patio in the morning drinking his coffee and watches the squirrels jump to pole and slide down....over and over again. He says it's his morning humor.

[@dorecorder27]

that sounds relly fun to watching 😂

[@dawood121derful]

Greased with what?

[@ronaldhosswallace3625]

@@dawood121derful I used Krisco

[@clasvirhodes4969]

Wow great assortment of song birds. Best I have seen in awhile

[@mikedurhan9941]

Loved watching those squirrels get introduced to Ready Kilowatt. HAW-HAW! Good job.

[@CT-ju3vf]

For someone who despises squirrels, I thoroughly enjoyed this! Thanks!

[@deborahschell9176]

Don't lie. It's the satisfaction of finally out smarting a f'ing squirrel!

[@Mr25thfret]

Wow. You have a LOT of different birds visiting! It was funny watching the squirrel try to figure something out to defeat the electric wire.

[@kevinpenney3957]

A wonderful selection of birds. Well worth the effort to outsmart Mr/Mrs Squirrel!

[@zulmabontiffe487]

Now I know where my birds went!!!!!! You have a bird paradise.... AWSOM

[@duanemartin7742]

The Funk disco 70's adult feature music is killing it! 🕺

[@EvanG529]

12:15 I love the look he gives you. "Uh, yeah, don't mind me."

[@rmkenney]

Man, the sound track takes me back to the 70's I could just keep the sound track on repeat, grooovin' through the day. We're making the squirrels evolve. They'll be ready to take over when Humanity destroys itself. Edit: Smoke coming out of those little ears, you can see the electrons flowing in that little brainiacs skull.

[@johnhayesuk]

Thanks that’s wonderful entertainment, I’d love to see such beautiful birds in England

[@georgejosephhaigh7725]

Really have a nice and beautiful looking variety of of birds in your area 👍👍

[@myqueentitanbug28]

Wow nice idea and wonderful pictures of the birds.

[@andreamarin4296]

I loved seeing all the birds! Especially the Baltimore Oriole!! Beautiful!

[@Jason-hv8mz]

Cal Ripken forever!

[@monica2862]

I got to admit….. you’re GOOD ! I have been watching videos of people trying to stop them from eating the birds food, they always give it up, you 😂 😂 ! I thought I was persistent you took the cake, bravo 👏🏻

[@MorganBrown]

Next installment: squirrel constructs rubber boots and returns to clean him out

[@chrisristau8803]

He returns with his beaver friend to chew the pole . lol

[@specialist4luciek425]

you can see him thinking

[@jfed4948]

Squirrel is ordering a hover drone on Amazon. He will be back.

[@ringofasho7721]

Next next installment: homeowner extracts oil from remaining seeds, and has fried squirrel for supper

[@gabriellebeverly7604]

😂 😂

[@jillmondt5398]

That was really cool with the bird show. 🤗

[@Sonic-sh2vh]

Am I the first to ask, who did the music ? I love it !

[@xxhabu]

Haha. Keeps testing and then looking/smelling around like, who keeps doing that to me. Priceless. A bit mean but still priceless.

[@hevyhands]

So funny love the music. Who is it?

[@bobbylee2853]

In description.

[@truthseeker9454]

Kudos for devising an effective and humane solution to one of the toughest challenges to backyard birders! The best squirrel deterrent I've seen yet!

[@jamesmartin4902]

A .177 cal pellet to the dome is cheaper and permanent....😂

[@mcard48able]

@@jamesmartin4902 yes or more voltage lol

[@unstoppableplayz6948]

@@jamesmartin4902 lol, what i was thinkn...im a country boy, so thats just standard procedure for hillbillies 😆✌

[@jamesmartin4902]

@@unstoppableplayz6948 😂

[@jbhix2691]

The black and orange Orioles look amazing. Great job sir.

[@winterbirds8022]

Nice ending of Beautiful Birds! 🤗💞

[@D33Lux]

Great pics of the birds, the Red Breasted Grosbeak, the black with red chest is beautiful. We had a Morning dove make a nest on our window ledge, saw the eggs and the chicks grow up the whole summer. I saw a cardinal and blue jay last summer while I was gardening here in Southern Ontario, Canada. Cheers!

[@delby66]

Cardinal's are a very timid bird. That's an amazing shot you took of the Cardinal.

[@brianhildreth9099]

I have a pair that come feed just before dark, especially in the winter months. The male is very timid, but the female will eat while I'm just feet away.

[@Geno2733]

One attacked my window 2 summers ago.

[@animal6227]

Well done! This is the most efficient way I have seen to date! Thank you.

[@rogertycholiz2218]

Beaker - All the smart squirrel has to do is chew through just one wire. It appears to be the soft plated type. I had the same kind of wires chewed thru by squirrels. I was forced to relocating 20 of them in one month using a HART Have-A-Hart trap.

[@TheSiriusEnigma]

I like the fact they actually show the birds for which this is intended.

[@PlanoFSXer]

Just got ourselves 2 bird feeders and a "squirrel defeater" (yep! That's the brand name as well). The bird feeder does it's job. The squirrel defeater also does its job, kinda/sorta. As long as it is set to the right height, no squirrel has been able to get to the feed. But those squirrels, though. You can see them look up and scheme their attack -- my wife finally told me, if the squirrel makes it to the top and gets to that feed, I am going out and placing the feed on a paper plate on the ground for them! They've earned it. :D

[@sliedogg]

Squirrels can be pretty friendly little creatures. I started feeding one at my brother's house, went on for a long time. He got to the point he would climb right on my knee and take food from my hand. They problem came when he told his friends about me. It made me nervous to go out in the morning and see 15 jittering squirrels all sitting in the driveway not afraid of me. Waiting for a hand out. My brother was pissed 🤣🤣🤣

[@robertstack2144]

I got bit doing that, all the way thru my thumb and nail

[@sliedogg]

@@robertstack2144 That was one of my fears honestly. I just got lucky I suppose.

[@noaht5191]

Hmm maybe your brother feels the same about someone else at his home waiting for handouts? 😂 jk bro. Squirrels are awesome though.

[@sliedogg]

@@noaht5191 😂. I live in a different state than he does.

[@suedalton3753]

😂😂😂

[@realoldgeekster]

Nice video. Thanks for putting the bird names in for us, was kind of a surprise. Thanks for spending the money and time to make this video.

[@susanolson3611]

I came for the crispy squirrels, stayed for the beautiful birds! Thanks 🙂

[@cobalt1754]

You created a system that effectively prevents squirrels from stealing from the bird feeders? That's amazing, considering how crafty and persistent squirrels are. The birds are so pretty!

[@kateajurors8640]

If we had rainbow or scarlet squirrels and only crows and cowbirds the story would be flipped though

[@jasonsabourin2275]

@@kateajurors8640 Heavy...

[@chirho777]

So many beautiful birds! Plus the goofy duck lol 👍🏽

[@frederickwise5238]

13: was delighted to see a Baltimore Orieole. We had a pair come to our property two years and never again. The 1st year 2 males fought along our fence line till they were so exhausted they lay motionless (10 minutes) I finally went out to see if they were even alive. They were and flew away! All sorts of sparrows, chickadees, occasional nuthatch, 3 species of wood peckers and 3 species of hawks come for lunch (till we let trees grow in so there is no "swoop room" for the redtails) We go thru as much a 300lb of seed over a fall and winter.

[@thomasschwab1727]

I had no idea birds like grape jam. Do you ever feed suet? The woodpecker that comes to my feeders love it.

[@sparkfishes]

So many colourful birds 🇬🇧 Thank you for putting the names on the screen 🇬🇧

[@mtngrammy6953]

Please don't name those you are not certain about, though. You incorrectly identified three birds.

[@darlenetyner881]

Wonderful to be able to see such a variety of birds. Great photography. Thanks for sharing and for labeling. Otherwise, I'd never have known the names of the birds except for a Cardinal & the Oriole.

[@bengarrott1579]

If the squirrels, just like the squirrels around here, had any sense, they wouldn't have to climb up to the feeders. The birds are so messy, they knock more out of the feeder than they eat so there's more than enough on the ground. lol My dad wrapped the feeder post with sheets of aluminum with the top sheet overlapping the bottom one so the squirrels couldn't jump up, get their claws on the top of the bottom sheet then work their way on up. Worked pretty good. But your way is way more fun to watch!

[@michaelcauser474]

Well done, you won but you have to give the little beggar some points for stubborn determination.

[@dalesql2969]

I did the same thing about six months ago. Worked like a champ. Now the squirrels prowl the ground underneath cleaning up all the spilled birdseed. Every once in a while I see one staring at the pole like he was contemplating climbing it, and then returning to scavanging the ground underneath.

[@IowaFairie]

This was a nice refreshing video, well done! Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@arthurdanielles4784]

Ah 'Sparky' the squirrel and friends 🤣🤣 bit of a live wire this one 🤣🤣 Looks like they won't be 'pole dancing' either 🤣🤣Great vid ! nice to see the birds able to feed !👍

[@shiralleehaggart72]

Thank you very much for this lovely video. The Squirrel ruffling its tail after being zapped when trying to climb that pole and the look on the Squirrel's face at the end of the video was priceless. This video made my day.

[@davesalisbury1820]

I cannot believe I spent 16 minutes watching squirrels getting shocked. 😂🤣😂

[@leadbutthead]

would you much rather spend 16 minutes watching squirrels getting shot?

[@davesalisbury1820]

leadbutthead - Depends on what they were shot with. Paintballs are good and harmless. .22’s not unless the shooter is cooking, I am always looking for good recipes!

[@123fourfive5]

@@davesalisbury1820 Bruh. A paintball's gonna break a squirrel's ribs

[@lindajones5878]

I don’t think 12 volts is torture, rather more like a wake- up call🐿🐿🐿🐁🐁🐁 if more it would sizzle the fur on its tail making it look more like a long haired rat

[@noorazmi2329]

that music really helped too.

[@rolandgeter534]

Thanks for naming all of those colorful birds, nice show

[@michiganmuck1716]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for Watching!

[@sdaniaal]

@@michiganmuck1716 very entertaining with banter and all!

[@davidjames1063]

Looks effective enough to limit the squirrels to foraging the dropped seeds only. Well done.

[@TheGamerAffiliate]

What's the yellow bird and black with red chest bird on 13:41 I never seeing them in NC before really pretty.

[@MelanieAnn_64]

American goldfinch and red breasted grosbeak

[@JimmyJamm]

I always wondered what happened to Bob Seger.

[@fabianvasquezjr8852]

Lol! He's frying tree rats!

[@tomscott3]

@@fabianvasquezjr8852 these 2 comments are lol funny!! dirk digler. lmao

[@2bin]

Greatest metaphor for life: "Nothing good lasts forever. Not even sunflower seeds."

[@busterfrysinger5965]

I can’t wait until this is all I have to worry about

[@TedBishop1]

It is sweet

[@rodolfobuitrago6909]

Looking past the momentary pain to the greater gain... this is the dream!

[@medicbabe2ID]

This just gets added to the list. I'm retired and busier than I was when I was working. Strap in and keep it moving, Chuckles.

[@NearlyNativeNursery]

love 70's Funk. great video. we both loved all the birds and feeders.

[@michiganmuck1716]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@shawndubay4050]

Looks like a shocking experience. They definitely got a charge out of it.

[@MJT-DA]

Stop with the puns 😂

[@relentless3735]

Has anyone ever told you that you look like Bob Seger? I see in the comments now that they have! Here in the Motor City feeding the squirrels 🐿 💃🏼👍🏼 He finally has a street dedicated to him in Allen Park MI 🕺🏻Beautiful pictures and videos in your compilation 👍🏼

[@Herpaderpderpamufuka]

Thats a great variety of birds at the same feeder. wow!

[@debrakemp5798]

I like this way of handling the squirrels problems. So many beautiful birds and educational. I love squirrels I have a few feed peanut butter oats grapes any left over fruits.

[@plantsarewonderful7516]

The look he gave them when he got zapped was like "how dare you" with a little tail shake. So funny.

[@togglefire3537]

Imagine being the squirrel and trying to figure out why one day you climbed it with no problem but the next day it hurts to climb it. It's kind of funny to think about

[@kmagnussen1052]

All squirrel thinking is done by the tail.

[@_s827]

Your quarantine crafts project is very entertaining

[@ruthgreen7424]

what a wonderful video to see those lovely birds i haven't seen before thank you

[@jessturner6886]

I kept waiting for the squirrel to bust some dance moves after one of the shocks.

[@desiguy55]

electric slide?

[@pennyacme380]

WOW an impressive contraption! Love seeing the rodents comply for a change. Your birds are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@pramadyajaya]

So glad to see many kinds of birds in backyard... But love to see squirrels playing around too.

[@ljprep6250]

10:03 Now he's got that nervous tic in his tail... Well, that worked out fabulously. The treerats are gone and look at all those beautiful birds peacefully having brunch together. Lovely.

[@CC-wq8yz]

Quite possibly the most satisfying KZbin video ever. Great job!

[@joyceross6302]

It was worth watching all that to see the beautiful gorgeous birds! Thank you!

[@gabrielsyt]

You get a lot of great birds. Thanks for sharing.

[@wadedeeds1738]

Man yall got all the beautiful birds. Awesome.

[@j.k.salser499]

Good Job! Enjoy the beautiful Birds as they feed in peace!

[@unclesam7212]

Good video. Well done. Informative. Love the background music.

[@chrisoutdoors]

Cool, and funny video. I've my own running battle with feeder-raiding squirrels and I am temporarily in the lead I think. LOL Beautiful shot of the RB Grosbeak and B Oriole together. I think your Sparrows are actually White-Crowned and Chipping.

[@mbunds]

Thanks for all the different birds you identified after you solved the squirrel problem. I’m just getting into bird watching and that was really helpful!

[@joshron99]

I have one bird feeder and it's a lot of work. I have to think that your amazing variety of feeders is a real labor of love and not inexpensive. You've also figured out how to attract a huge assortment of birds. Very good.

[@chrissmith2114]

fix a 'slinky' toy spring ( use the metal one ) around the pole, fixed at the top end and hanging down, no squirrel on Earth can climb it...

[@mrglide7078]

Owner of a bird feeder pole here. No squirrels though, but expensive to keep all the feeders topped up for all the hungry starlings. Dried mealworms, suet block/pellets, mixed seed, nyjer seeds, peanuts, sunflower seeds... B&M is your friend (for anyone in the UK)

[@avidscrapper1]

This is such an awesome video. I would mortgage my house for one of those electric devices. Good job!!!!

[@michiganmuck1716]

avidscrapper1 Oh no don’t do that they’re not that much.😂 Thanks for Watching 👍

[@Outandaboutwithpoggy]

I'm a UK Birder, just love your birds, glad to see you sorted those squirrells out, thanks for sharing....Mike

[@steveunknown8407]

You can nickname the squirrel Sparky now LOL.

[@robertheinkel6225]

An easy squirrel proof device for those skinny metal poles, is a two liter plastic pop bottle. Just drill a hole in the bottom, and slide it up the pole. It is too slippery and two large in diameter for a squirrel to climb or hang onto. For athletic squirrel, stack two bottles.

[@tedtimmis8135]

It was funny seeing the squirrel trying to wipe the Vaseline off his paws.

[@WoodstaS]

I thought he was trying to slick his hair back!

[@jasonsabourin2275]

@@WoodstaS yes, maybe he could be the first Rockabilly/Greaser Squirrel. 🕺/🐿

[@suzieseabee]

I think it's neat to watch the squirrel think and strategize.

[@truthseeker2321]

There's a really easy way to deal with squirrels raiding bird feeders- just get or make a feeder for the squirrels. Put it in a place of easy access to them, filled with peanuts, and they will ignore the bird feeders. Squirrels are lazy, and take the path of least resistance to food, unless you try to make it difficult for them, and then they become relentless.

[@victrola2007]

'Zakly! [Squirrelese speak for 'Exactly']. They are so clever and industrious. My parents' back yard is very much like Chunk's [the epic groundhog '20 social media viral star!] Heaveny haven with many familiar squirrely tenants. One in particular has a relationship with my father (mechanical engineer) where it's respectful kindred souls' 'Innovation Outdoor Lab' (i.e. playground). Even though Dad's furry has a nice lunch from a wide open pile of goodies with his yardmates, little dude usually heads over to check out latest modified contraption and does a bit of exercise. I could swear that he looks a tad disappointed if it looks the same. 🙁😂🤣🐿❤🙏 - he stares at it much longer. New cool challenge is met with a flying leap! #NerdBromance

[@victrola2007]

@@truthseeker2321 species 'Squirrelus Pragmaticus' 🤣🐿

[@duaneantor9157]

Watching him lose is more fun.

[@mactcampbell]

I never realized how conniving and cunning these creatures are until I started watching these videos.

[@bobloblaw9791]

Came here for a funny video Stayed here for the funkadelic beats

[@sdaniaal]

this tune is so catchy

[@jasonsabourin2275]

Rockabilly/Funk....Dig it!

[@katyb6]

Around my house, I just sat on the porch with my Daisy air rifle (.177 caliber) and shot them through the head. My cat, a robust neutered male, caught all forms of rodents and brought them to me so I would praise him. He killed squirrels, (at least the ones I didn't shoot) and dropped them at my heels. He brought me a yearling rabbit one evening. He loved the back meat on the squirrels. I loved that cat; his name was Gill. I photographed his animal catches and made a booklet called "Gills Kills." This booklet I would take to the neighborhood party meetings just to get a roar out of the softies. Loved that cat.

[@mustanghuey89]

SQUIRRELS!!!! Smart and stupid all at the same time😀 funny

[@jerryhammack1318]

Great job of foiling the bird feeder thieves! Nice to see all of the birds visiting. Once they had food available!

[@jacobsparry8525]

Squirrel: “There’s GOLD up that post and I WANT IT” !

[@coloringwithd]

Said Veruka Squirrel to her daddy. LOL

[@michellecowell4104]

Thank you for the free lafter and the colourful arry of birds Michelle uk ❤️❤️

[@zandarrthegreat6790]

I was rooting for the squirrel.

[@bevrolee8887]

I root for them to get shot

[@rescyou]

@Mike Hegarty Squirrel Lives Matter

[@zeroxdarksoul9121]

@Mike Hegarty take away the winds from a bird... The be another pests

[@mygreatescape9617]

You are very inventive sir and gives me great ideas for the squirrel problem I'm having, you have a new subscriber

[@michiganmuck1716]

Thanks for watching 👀. An upgrade is coming stay tuned.

[@SilverGoth]

What a fun video! I loved the little dog, and thank you for all of the bird IDs!

[@ascelot]

Defo a cutey little chihuahua.

[@pepsiann]

New subber here. My son is gonna try this at our house. He's 27 and well acquainted with electricity. Thanks

[@fredsladen7867]

Wonderful show, and well organized and prepared. The sparrow on the ground is a white-crowned, not white-throated. It's a chipping sparrow, not a tree sparrow. Also, the brown striped female in two scenes are female red-winged blackbirds, not female grosbeaks, and the woodpecker is a downy, not a hairy. Hope these suggestions are taken well, as they are intended to be helpful and I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Axess-sv8nq]

I was hoping someone would catch the Chipping Sparrow misnomer. We are inundated with them every year - Spring to Fall. They show up in small groups to the feeders and usually stay for an hour or two gorging themselves! haha!

[@nikiTricoteuse]

I love the explanations as, we have none of these birds in Aotearoa so, l have no idea what they are.

[@rhammond7517]

Do you think it would work as well if you ran it a cross the top for a privacy fence to stop them from getting in the yard? There killing my grass digging. were did you get it?

[@michiganmuck1716]

Rural King tractor store. It should work good on the top of the fence also. Sorry for the slow response. Good luck.

[@ArsLonga1967]

I was expecting his little skeleton to become visible for a couple of seconds each time he touched the wire... Three days later he's wondering why balloons keep sticking to him...

[@HIOP0]

Wonderful visual image, a real keeper.

[@nikiTricoteuse]

Hahaha. Underrated comment. It also seems we grew up with the same cartoons.

[@andrewthomas405]

Next week …..squirrel wears line rigger gloves 🤪 🇬🇧

[@WillN2Go1]

Orioles sure are curious. There are three that almost regularly visit my hummingbird feeders. They can't seem to figure out what the big draw is, but they keep coming back to check. To keep the ants out I make simple moats on either a wire or a bolt, fill the cup with Dawn dish washing soap which quickly dries in a soft wax. Ants won't cross it and it lasts for years. Good solution to the squirrels. Cats would kill my hummingbird visitors, but the feeders are suspended about 14 feet in the air. The fall wouldn't be fatal, but the cats don't seem willing to try.

[@chucklambooy8457]

Awesome vid all the amazing bird species

[@chrish5791]

My father in law used to use tubing to tap his maple trees draining them into a tank in the Spring and the squirrels loved to chew through them to get to the sap. A friend and I were going to make a c-clips with an ear on each side to clip over the tubing. Then a light piano wire could be ran down each side of the tubing from ear to ear on the clips and then be connected to a weed burner electric fencer. I know lots of guys that were tapping trees that would’ve bought these clips just to watch those destructive tree rats dance when they got between those wires and ended up getting the hell shocked out of them on the tubing.

[@annieyu1888]

Why are these little thieves so cute looking. The video is very entertaining indeed.

[@foxtrap8826]

That's a great idea! I usually have to resort to shooting them, but I'd really rather not. A much bigger issue for us though, is keeping the bears out of the feeders, and destroying them. I'll be thinking about electrical solutions! (from central Maine)

[@brianhildreth9099]

Same here in NH. I've got the squirrels 98% figured out. I'm 6'2”, my feeders are hanging from a line. I have to jump in order to touch the lowest one. Had a bear still manage to get it... Now I need my big step ladder to fill feeders. Lol.

[@flukeman022]

Or you can wrap a metallic sheet around the stand so nothing can climb on to it.

[@lightgiver7311]

You only have two? I have 6 squirrels - I purchased amazing cages to go around my feeders from The Urban Nature Store in Canada. The squirrels don't like safflower so that one I leave without the added cage. I actually do feed my squirrels - I just throw some loose peanuts all over the backyard and watch them go. This, however, has made my day!! Way too funny!