Feeling a little squirrelly lately? Consider building a squirrel obstacle course in your backyard.

In a recent video, YouTuber Mark Rober demonstrates how to build the perfect squirrel-proof bird feeder.

I’ve started naming the squirrels that frequent my yard. Every time my beagle howls at a furry intruder in the backyard, I run to see if Princess is pirouetting atop the fence, if Donovan if flying between tree branches, or if Stumpy is destroying yet another bird feeder. As I watch these mischievous creatures race across my lawn, two thoughts enter my mind. First, I should construct an agility course to test their mental abilities and areal skills. Second, I might be losing my mind. In a recent video, YouTuber Mark Rober demonstrates how to build the perfect squirrel-proof bird feeder.

About the Author

Alexis Gajewski

Alexis Gajewski

Senior Content Strategist

Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.

During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry. 

Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.

She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.

Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.

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