arrows 116 show the direction of travel that the shroud would take relative to the post with respect to the foregoing the bird feeder post of the preferred embodiment utilizes a tapered shroud with related components the shroud assembly positioned somewhat in the middle of a post suitable for supporting bird feeders the tapered construction is meant to decrease the amount of purchase that an animal like a squirrel can obtain when confronting the shroud which assists in inhibiting the animal from climbing further for the purposes of the discussion any reference made to a squirrel is meant also to encompass any other animal that may constitute a pest when it comes to preserving bird feed for birds thus ferrets weasels rodents and any other animal that earns it 39 s living by climbing would be the intended pests that the invention would be directed towards the angle of the taper relative to a fixed reference such as the post is not critical except it is preferred to maximize the angle to the extent possible without exceeding cosmetic considerations the more angle the animal has to overcome in essence the better the preferred embodiment is shown in frusto conical configuration although it is.