I know that hot chilli powder on the peanuts will deter squirrels from1 oz of #9 shot doing 1200 fps.
> eating them but does anyone know of something similar which might deter
> these wretched parakeets?
Re: Greedy parakeets in S.E.London - how to deter them.
Feb 24, 2012
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What a bloodthirsty lot of responses!
In my posting I specifically said:-
but almost every response I've read discusses means of completely EXTERMINATING them. This isn't America - I was hoping for a few suggestions about selective feeding methods rather than ways to annihilate the wretched creatures.
More suggestions are most welcome, but please use a bit more imagination.
TIA - Dave.
Horrible things. They seemed to drop off a bit last year here (SE14) but this winter will done them a favour.
Birds adjust. Even the robin uses the seed feeder now. He has to wait til the flock of sparrows disapears though
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