Thursday, November 20, 2008
Squirrels in the feeders!
We hung the old feeder that Roger made (for use at the library's temporary headquarters at Shawmut) as feeder #8 in our back yard. It is a simple frame of wood with a wire floor, hanging from four wires, intended to hold sunflower seeds. It sure didn't take long for the squirrels to find it! Stymied from stealing from the other feeders by various forms of squirrel baffles, the resident fox squirrels were soon shimmying down the feeder's wire hanger to stuff their cheeks full of sunflower and safflower seeds. It never ceases to amaze me how quikly squirrels adapt to new situations, particularly where food is involved. I definitely see a trip to J & M Feed Store for another squirrel baffle in our near future!
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I think we've always had more fun watching the crafty squirrels get what they want than watching the birds on our feeder. It's amazing how far they can stretch!
We have some very craft squirrels in our backyard. They like to argue with one another at about 5am every morning. At first, I though it was cats fighting they were so noisy!
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