As I reported back in April, after over a dozen years, the squirrels decided to raid our hummingbird feeders. The results of that post - Sweet Toothed Squirrel - were not particularly effective. The 410 cured that squirrel, but the word had spread - eight squirrels later the feeders were still being emptied several times a day.
A couple years ago, I had installed a squirrel excluder on our bird feeder, and it has worked like a charm - so I bought two more shepherd's crook hangers, installed squirrel excluders on them, and moved the hummingbird feeders from the trees to the crooks.
The original squirrel stopper (on the left) was ugly but effective. The new ones look a bit more professional. Instead of 6 inch galvanized duct, I used 4 inch aluminum, mounted on a 4inch plastic drain grate.
The lighter weight aluminum sways in the breeze, and when it hits the pole it sounds like I installed wind chimes - an unexpected bonus.
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