Squirrels also need something made of wood to climb. They can move
across metal and wire structures, but can't climb a metal monopole
without something to sink their claws into.
Heh... The ones around my yard can climb a 40' Rohn 25 tower!
Last Winter I put some bird food (suet (sp?) with nuts, etc.) in a mesh
bag and lashed it to a rung on the tower about 30' up. I'd had failure
with trying to otherwise feed the birds and not have the squirrels take
it all.
By the 2nd or 3rd day they had spotted it, and within 4-5 days the
mesh bag was torn open and it was all gone.
Now to try it with a 6-10 foot yard arm at 30' -- up at a 50-60 degree
angle....
Jonesy
