So I have to admit, I wondered what was going to happen with our new bird feeder. I was pretty excited about our early Christmas present, because I thought it would be nice to watch the birds while I eat breakfast. But I just had this weird feeling that the squirrels would somehow get involved. The bird feeder actually looks pretty squirrel proof, but the suet is another matter. Well. I should say the suet was another matter. It lasted about an hour after a certain squirrel discovered it. This squirrel should have absolutely no problem making it through the winter.
Note that the squirrel looks like that before it even made a dent in the suet.
5 comments:
Are you sure that's a squirrel??
He is a chub! Must have other suet feeders on the menu ...
I have a book called How To Get Rid Of Squirrels. The bottom line is that it's basically impossible. My favorite chapter is "What To Do If You Think Squirrels Are Cute"!
I think the best bet is to distract them with their own food--like dried corn cobs--so they leave the bird feeders alone for awhile. Plus my do-do brained birds won't eat the suet! I actually had to throw it out eventually.
You probably have a Wild Birds Unlimited store somewhere near you? They're experts on all this stuff.
Good-luck!
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I just took a pic of a squirrel on our porch eating our pumpkin! And yes, I still have pumpkins on our porch! No wonder St. nick hasnt come yet!
is that the fattest squirrel in the world? i want to play with it
That is the fattest squirrel I have ever seen. It looks like the gopher from Caddy Shack!
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