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Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy
I was just commenting to my wife this AM that we had 4 birds vying for the feeder. We usually are seeing one or two pretty consistently. One little guy camps out on the top of the crook just waiting to defend his food source.
Our biggest issue is ants crawling up the crook, getting inside the feeder and eventually dying inside. I must have leaned out close to 100 last weekend. The birds seem to be alright with a few but when the feeder is loaded they want no part of it.
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A simple hummingbird feeder ant guard will solve that problem for you.
Here's a link to one particular model at Amazon for $9.72:
https://www.amazon.com/More-Birds-38...73826051&psc=1
The guard goes in between the hanger and the feeder. Adding some water creates a little "moat" the ants can't cross. We used one of these this past summer and it completely solved the ant problem.