The feeder near the Ash woods, has a large metal canister type thing, a squirrel baffle, underneath the feeder, around the pole. It works well to keep squirrels off the feeder. Invariably there are squirrels, usually reds, and sometimes chipmunks (fall and spring), who try to get to the feeder by running up the post under the baffle. This one was completely unafraid of me, being more focussed on trying to get up to the feeder. He was pretty riled up! He was murmuring constantly, all sorts of little disgruntled squeaks and peeps. Eventually he just gave up and sat on the ground eating the seed spilled on the snow.