I went into town yesterday to pick up a few things and bird seed was high on the list. I can’t help but look at the feeders and other accessories and ended up buying one of the metal baffles that is more cone-shaped than the plastic dome that is sort of flat near the top. I was thinking that the squirrels wouldn’t be able to balance on it as easily. I got up early this morning and went out and installed it. It took them only about 6 hours to figure it out. I actually saw this one jump at it and use it as a ramp. After I snapped this quick photo, I went out and raised the baffle a bit and moved his “launch pad” out of range of the pole. I did not notice the chickadee until I’d looked at the image on my computer.
