After seeing the photo, birders started cooking up bizarre stories and scenarios about what would happen if birds arrived.

If you're tired of sneaky squirrels gobbling up all of the bird food in your backyard, swapping out your bird feeder pole ...

You’ve lovingly filled your bird feeder with premium seed, hoping to attract a colourful chorus of British birds, from sparrows and finches to blue tits. But instead, in swoops a furry acrobat – bushy ...

Keep squirrels away from your bird feeder with £1.80 cupboard item The easy hack could be the answer to protecting your bird feeder this spring.

Other smart feeders in testing have sustained chewing damage from squirrels, but the Bird Buddy's thick plastic has proven an effective deterrent.

From suet laced with capsaicin to a variety of seed types, here are a few tips to help you keep squirrels out of your bird feeders.