It just goes where it pleases and destroys things.
My mom can’t watch her birds out the kitchen window anymore because it not only eats the food, it destroys the feeders and bent the iron pole flat.
I wouldn’t put up with that crap but she’s not me.
Seems like you could rig a rope similar to the ones they recommend hanging food on when camping in bear country and put the feeder up high. If it’s that predictable, a small balloon full of toxic hot sauce stuck inside a piece of fruit might be in order.