Hot pepper bird food doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive, birds can’t taste capsaicin but mammals can, which makes this simple sunflower-chip and hot pepper oil mix a powerful way to deter squirrels and other critters, mix, coat, and feed, it’s that easy, and it keeps your feeders active without turning them into an all-you-can-eat buffet for everything but birds. | Wild Birds Unlimited

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