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15′ from the shed is a fine distance for the box but I wouldn’t recommend 5-10 feet from something. That’s asking for a tragedy. Baffle the pole and apply grease on the pole inside the baffle.
Squirrels will eat mealworms if they can get them, but I have never seen them eat the dried ones. They love the live ones though.
For the birds to find your worms easily, put a few in a light colored smooth sided dish and place the dish on the ground under where they perch to hunt. They will find that and then you can move the dish to where you want it. Move it a few feet at a time and they will follow because the things are addictive!
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Atlanta, GAThanks for the input. I’m concerned about distance to the shed, HOSP, and HOWR. But I won’t try to micromanage and will just see what happens. My neighbor has had a blue nest every year but this one and says they always raise the young. His is just on a wood pole with no guards and they don’t really monitor it, so who knows.
Fortunately, I saw my first blue in my yard in a couple months today. Happened to have a camera nearby and grabbed a few shots of him bathing. His behavior in the tree fluffing and drying and dancing was very interesting. Should I get a feeder up now that I know they are here? Will suet or mealworms be more attractive?
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