Can you get "bird proof" squirrel feeders?

[mik]

We have a few recent sightings of red squirrels in the garden, and I'd like to encourage them.

I've already got feeders for both seeds and peanuts. These attract a great range of birds, and I've eventually found designs that are highly resistant to jackdaws/crows. (Not that I dislike these breeds, but they roam in packs and will empty some feeders in a matter of minutes). I would like the birds to continue using the existing feeders.

When I try to search for squirrel feeders that might therefore be somehow "bird resistant", the search engine either mangles my request and offers squirrel-resistant bird feeders , or just provides squirrel feeders that look as if they are pretty "open" - that I'd expect birds to be able to access pretty easily

[mik]

Hmm - this might do the job?

[Jobbo]

No idea what about that prevents birds from landing on the projecting platform.

[mik]

Absolutely nothing. There is a sprung roof that has to be lifted to get to the contents, so the smaller birds won't be able to access it, but I suspect a crow/jackdaw will probably work that out as quickly as a squirrel.....

[Carlos]

[DeskJockey]

You need to invent one.

Base it on a low-power SoC with a touchscreen. It releases nuts based on the correct response to a modified CAPTCHA. E.g. "Are you a squirrel? Tap all pictures of squirrels/nuts". It would sell like hotcakes to the wildlife-friendly. Combine it with an app, a badly secured webcam and a global leaderboard and you can retire early on the proseeds (ahem. Soz) of the inevitable INO (Initial Nut Offering).

[V8Granite]

Not at all, we had ones going in the Hedgehog house which is up a ramp, round a bend. They just wander in.

Just give the birds enough food and feed the squirrel near where you see it most.

Dave!