Bought a long string of netted bird food. about 12 different netted bags containing different nuts and fatballs. Hung it up from a tree on patio. Squirrel got onto it, chewed between on of the sections and ran off with about six of the bags, he must have thought it was his birthday. I took the remaining half down and have tied it across the bird table. See how long that takes him to remove it.
Know what you mean, have had a squirrel in our garden and stripped all the Hazelnuts off the bush. Bush been in the garden for years and never had that happen before.
Ok, so they are "immigrants" but they're still ickle furry cuddly beasties.
I suggest you get a couple of squirble-proof feeders then let the non-feathered b**tards have your table scraps instead.
I keep my bird seed in a tub under a bench in the garden. Squirrel has figured out how to get the lid off and I've found him, several times, sitting in the tub, filling his face.
Always had a squirrel proof feeder but was quite taken by this string of nuts and fatballs, thought I'd give the birds a treat for a change. Wouldn't harm it at all.
It buries nuts in my planters and hanging baskets.