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Old 09-04-2017, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by suesiegel View Post
We do not have a bird feeder but, I recall reading that birds cannot taste hot pepper but squirrels can. The suggestion was to mix cyanne pepper with your bird seed.

I'm sure to get yelled at anyway. The article CLAIMS the pepper does not hurt the birds. A squirrel, is, well a RAT with a fuzzy tail.
I wonder if the birds feel any burn from the hot pepper when they excrete it...
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