Golden Safflower Feast for your birds, squirrels not invited! Golden Safflower Bell - 10 oz. The anti-squirrel seed you love now with a thinner shell to attract more birds. Squirrels dislike the bitter taste of safflower seed, and often run off after the first bite. Preferred by cardinals, grosbeaks and more, where grackles, sparrows and starlings generally don't like safflower. The golden safflower is a softer seed than traditional safflower, so attracts a greater variety of birds. This Mr. Bird seed bell will perform best when kept dry.