Woodlink NABAF18 Audubon Wrap Around Squirrel Baffle, 18-Inch - Black

After browsing through the many options I went for this device. My feeders are hanging from a 96" inch tall 5/8" diameter double shepherds hook which I probably had to relocate three times to ensure enough distance from objects that squirrels could leap from. I have cedar tray feeders which the birds love and squirrels can easily land on. I live deep in a rural maple and oak tree forest in and my record for a communal visit was 7 squirrels at the same time, but normally I had 5 at a time fighting over the trays and anything that they knocked to the ground. Some of these squirrels are the size of small cats. The squirrels were no deterrent to the birds getting their fill, and the squirrels would not eat everything in the feeders, but I was having to refill the trays every day. After the final move of the pole I was very irritated to see the squirrels just climb up the pole and scramble onto either feeder. On rainy days they would have a comical 2 steps forward, one step back climb and slide back down the pole but eventually made it to the top. Time to upgrade defensive strategy. Installing the wrap took less than a minute. The clamp for this device is nothing more than a base for the wrap to rest upon. I installed it in about 30 seconds. Just back both screws out most of the way to ensure you can get the clamp around the pole, remove one screw completely, wrap the clamp around the pole, reinsert the second screw and tighten both screws until the clamp is very secure. The wrap goes together easily above the clamp and is free to move. No issues. I mounted it a little over five feet off the ground and about 6 inches below the feeders. I am not in a position to see my feeder during every waking hour but on days I telecommute I can see it. At least thirty squirrels climbed the pole, got inside the wrap, backed up a little and grabbed the wrap to scale over it. At that point the wrap just tilts downward and the squirrel drops to the ground. Because the wrap is nice sturdy metal it rebalances itself on the clamp. Rinse and repeat. It is supposed to move. The back deck on my house is 20 feet tall and 12-15 feet away from the feeders. After being foiled by the wrap I had a steady parade of squirrels climbing the deck posts and trying to determine if jumping onto the feeders was possible. Eventually after much pacing and gnashing of teeth they descended by climbing back down onto my fence. It is one of the most humorous and gratifying things to see. After 3 days and up to now I only have juvenile squirrels still trying to climb the pole or foraging under the feeders. The cat sized squirrels don't even bother coming in my yard now looking for bird seed. This device is so simple that I could have made it myself from scrap sheet metal I have in my garage. And other than being made in India with transport costs and a middle man to consider, it seems a bit over priced. But compared to the time and likely small nicks I would have given myself cutting and bending the sheet metal, combined with the magnificent operational efficiency, entertainment value, and curtailment of wasting bird seed, I would buy it again. I give it 5 stars and highly recommend it for ease of install, durability and 100% effectiveness.

Why a" little plate of horror"?. This is my tale of woe.... Our squirrels, they are the bane of my existance, literally. I put out suet for the woodpecker, I feed the cardinals, finches, migratory birds top of the line organic bird feed, and who is the first ones to show up?, every squirrel for ten city blocks, thats who shows up, for dinner no less. The chipmunks hear the dinner bill as well, along with the black birds and crows, the family of starlings whom reside next door. Heck, I might as well throw in a mommy woodchuck and her two siblings who live under my shed!. Something had to be done, do i trap them?, in no kill cages of course, then drive 47 miles out in the wilderness where i think it's safe to release the little varmits?, noooo, not my luck. Here i am, in a field, surrounded by cow poop piles as far as the eye can see. all alone, nervous. I am just getting ready to lift the little trap door to release the furry critters, first i tell them, you are "free!", then, "the free ride is over!", you little bas!@#ds.. As i bend down to release the door i hear a "FRAP and PHIFFF", was that me?, or you!,i chuckled to my self, then i hear it again, "FRAP and PHIFFF". Now i was concerned, "FRAP and PHIFFF"..."FRAP and PHIFFF"... FRAP and PHIFFF... and who should appear?, the farmer, "eagle eye" Vaversacky, he is the fortunate owner of this property whom i have just unloaded my unwanted cargo!!. Gasp!, BUSTED i tell myself, but to my relief he is driving a 1899 model year tractor, which i am an authority on, steals wheels churning up the dirt like an ocean wave cresting on a beach. The exhaust, this smoke, it was like a etheral columb, belonging to, no less than Mr. Death himself!!!. Smoke and a wisp of skunk scent, come to find out later that was me, i was shocked back to the here and now. I saw that the farmer, Vaversacky, raising his near skeletal arm in the air, and gestured that i was number one!, i was stunned into a motionless denial of my guilt. Still i hear... "FRAP and PHIFFF"... "FRAP and PHIFFF". I look towards my vehicle, i look at he farmer, on his 1899 year model tractor, my heart is tripping, over clocked, in my throat with fear, he WILL call the law, if i'm caught. My mind racing, all thoughts of dread and doom entering the cobwebbed recesses of my brain, i see tomorrows headlines; "55 year old man caught tresspassing on land owned by farmer, Vaversacky, this fine day". I jumped up, I grabbed the catch and release trap, and to my amazement i find myself running, yes i am running, flat out towards the barb wire fence, tears streaming out of the corner of my eye's from this panicked flight of high velocity and to the relative safety of my truck!. HA! HA! i yell in triumph, i'm not but 2 feet from the fence when it happens.......................i trip on on a ant hill. To say that i was mortified, perhaps even traumatized, is an under statement of epic proportions. Before i even hit the ground i knew, just knew this was going to be my final destination, destination you might wonder?............ the barb wire fence,.. with my face in the ant hill and my arse caught in the fence, it was the wedgey from hell, i mutter, under my breath, @##$% ^&!$%^ as i try to crawl the last few feet to my waitng vehicle. Now this is a postion i had NOT compensated for, ants chewing at my face, my neck and arms, a great portion of my under wear caught in the barb wire fence, and to top it off my pants had slid to my knee's!!. Here i am, prostrated, caught red handed, and in THIS position, i start trembling. I try to tear my self away from this unwarranted attack on my arse.......I'm making head way, i pant, i grunt, i may even have flatulated, but i am making ground, then i felt it... more than heard it, the ripping of cloth and flesh. Farmer, Vaversacky, is just a mere 60 feet away. I hear his tractor, it is throbbing in tune to my racing heart, "FRAP and PHIFF", "FRAP and PHIFF". FINALLY i am free!, free i cry as i grab my keys....WTF??, where are my damn keys!!, i bellowed a string of profanity that would have made a monk blush!, i kid you not!. I look sheepishly out of the corner of my eye, sweat is running down my face like a spring rain, all thoughts of safety thrown to the winds. My under wear were so far "up" that i found my self wishing for a spoon just then. Sigh, i turn towards famer, Vaversacky, he is off the tractor.....holding my keys..... Moral to the story is this; buy this product, it works, and works dang well. This is the purchase that will save you from yourself, and the little woodland creatures, and lastly.... farmer Vaversacky. Five star product, so simple yet affective.

This has been the best device for keeping squirrels off our bird feeder. Now they sit on the bush looking longingly at the full feeder. Once in a while they still try to get up but are frustrated. They do sit under it during rainfall because it shields them from the raindrops, so it is a love-hate relationship. They are thankful for the messy birds that spill food all over the place.

Well made baffle but lousy hardware = 4 stars. Our first baffle was by Nature's Way which is just as good as this one except it came with quality pole mounting hardware. The delivery for a 2nd Nature's Way was weeks instead of days, so we opted for this brand. I had read reviews here about the poorly designed pole bracket but I was really surprised to see how it could barely support the baffle. Someone here mentioned using a hose clamp below the bracket and that worked like a charm.

Some reviewers have complained that their shepherd's crook bird feeder pole was less than half an inch in diameter so this device did not stay in place and slid right down to the ground when any weight was put on it. It is true that most big box stores sell flimsy shepherd's crooks that are only 3/8th of an inch in diameter, and the mounting hardware on this product is made for half inch or larger. But, THERE IS AN EASY FIX. I took several strips of duct tape (actually using thick black Gorilla-brand tape) and wrapped them at the height I wanted the top of the baffle to be, placing one layer of tape on top of the other. After building up 4-6 layers of tape around my pole, this easily added 1/4th inch of extra diameter, plus it gave the mounting hardware a nice surface to "bite into" as compared to a hard slick pole. It has worked like a charm and everything is holding in place fine so far, although I have only had this two weeks. You do need to hang the baffle at least 4 feet high and the feeder should be as much over the top of the baffle as possible (i.e., not hanging on an extension so it sticks out beyond the bottom flair of the baffle) and the feeder should be at least 5 feet high in order to clear the baffle. (Many bird feeders are a foot long and have a chain in addition to that, so get rid of the chain if you can or else squirrels may be able to jump onto the bottom edge of your feeder from the ground if any part of the feeder sticks out beyond the baffle edge.) Also, don't put this within 4-5 feet of a window sill or fence because squirrels can easily jump horizontally that far if they have a firm launching point, so they may climb to a height of 5 feet and then launch over the top of the baffle to grab your pole and then from there to grab your feeder. I have not had any problem with squirrels being able to climb onto the baffle itself as some reviewers have claimed -- the baffle is VERY slippery and they fall right off as soon as they try, plus it easily wobbles from side to side when weight is put on the edges. There may be better baffles out there, but not anywhere near this price point. For $15, this is a steal, and it installs in less than 2 minutes. So give it a try.

These baffles work great at keeping squirrels from getting to your bird feeders and bird houses. The squirrels can still climb up your feeder pole ...but then are trapped below the baffle and can't get above it ...having to retreat in shame!

Bought this baffle in 2021. I know I used it the first year but I'm not so sure I've been able to use it after that. I do have more than one but I cannot get this. To wrap. Together on the seam any longer? I don't know how it was ever done the first time. Maybe my husband, who has stronger hands than me, did it. But if you can't wrap it together, you can't use it. So I took away original stars, which I'm sure were at least four in the beginning when my husband closed it, and I used it on the first year.

Easy to install and it keeps the squirrels from getting to the bird feeder.

The bird table had a problem with rats ambushing the feathered brethren (Squirrels as well but they are a minor annoyance). I purchased several options previously but all plastic stuff just got gnawed away in what seemed moments. This lead to a dearth of flappy creatures and some very happy rats. Bought this in the end. There is a review somewhere on here that says they are plastic. They are not. Pressed steel and proper outdoor paint finished. Installed in a whole 30 seconds with no fuss or even a muttered oath to incorrect fittings or such. Then sat back to watch. Rat one. 'Climb. Hmm, this is new! Gnaw, chew. Ouch'. Result one foiled rat with less sharp teeth. Rat two. 'Climb. Hmm, I got this. Gnaw, chew. Ouch'. Result now two deterred rats and twice the tooth blunting. After week two no more rats and considerably more birdies. These may be a little more expensive then some but boy are they worth it.

I installed a bird feeding station in my garden, and pretty soon squirrels were causing havok and rampage all over the place. I tried oiling the pole with some olive oil, no good, the squirrels figured out they could just lick off the oil. I tried installing the feeders up higher, no good, the squirrels could still reach them. So I bought this "skirt" as I like to call it, and I haven't had one single squirrel even TRY to reach the feeders. It's very easy to install. CAREFUL HERE! The important bit is to trust the manufacturer. You first install a clamp onto the pole, and then you put the skirt OVER it. So it balances. I think this is also an anti-squirrel measure because if the squirrels try to grab onto the skirt, it just wobbles and balances out. Do not try to install it in other ways, this is the most effective, if a bit counterintuitive at first. Highly recommended!

Bought this with trepidation, but very pleasently surprised. Not only does it actually do what it's supposed to do, but provides entertainment as squirrels try to overcome it ... unsuccessfully. Easy to fit (immediately below food containers) and doesn't look too bad. Initially, the squirrels took to leaping from nearest high vantage point (wash pole, shrub, fence) onto top of feeder but moving it about 2 feet put a stop to this. Very impressed indeed and would highly recommend

Extremely well made. I used it in a hanging configuration and not pole mount. Because the hanging rod that I used was not very thick the attachment for the guard was too large and consequently I had too make up a couple pieces of material to make the rod thicker in order for the squirrel guard to attach. I’m handy so no problem but others may have a problem figuring out a solution. It does however work in preventing squirrels climbing down the rod and getting past the guard that my feeder hangs from so I’m very pleased with the product. I would suggest the manufacturer include a spacer or some minor modification that would allow attachment to a cable or thin rod for those hanging applications.

Easy to fit,most importantly it worked.Initially the squirrels tried everything to overcome the baffle,now they don’t even bother to try.perhaps a bit expensive.but it’s metal and very sturdy will probably last years.Also delivery was very good considering it was imported.