Some commando squirrel raided the bird feeder last night, skillfully chomping through the string to make the whole thing crash to the ground and dispense its contents.
Should have added “BIRDS ONLY” to that “FREE BIRD SEED” sign. Damn unintentional loopholes.
12 Comments
May 6, 2008 at 8:17 am
See Marko, that is the slippery slope you have to deal with when you create avian entitlement programs!
May 6, 2008 at 11:26 am
Don’t say I didn’t warn you. They are clever and relentless, and make great targets.
May 6, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Consider yourself lucky – you didn’t get any anvils on the head.
May 6, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Bah! What’s next?! Separate water fountains?!
May 6, 2008 at 8:25 pm
could have been worse
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3870525609216086785&q=bear+bird+feeder&ei=xQMhSKrWGIic4QL94fnBAQ&hl=en
May 6, 2008 at 9:56 pm
What you need to do is post the proper signage to create a Squirrel Free Zone. Those things ALWAYS work…
tweaker
May 7, 2008 at 11:22 am
Squirrel stew can be tasty.
May 7, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Grease the pole with vaseline – the little varmints won’t be able to climb it – and it makes for great entertainment watching them try.
May 7, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Heard the most effective was to suspend the feeder by a horizontal line, and cut the tops and bottoms off aluminum cans, and string them on the line. This way the squirrels must navigate thick, shifting cylinders to make it to the feeder.
Never tried it myself, supposed to work well.
May 9, 2008 at 11:30 pm
In my experience, you won’t be able to keep the squirrels off of the bird feeder. You can have some fun with them with either of the following:
A squirrel-a-pult – easily made with bunjee & a plastic collander.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRR4bOquEKQ
Or a birdfeeder from ‘Droll Yankees’ that spins them off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NocRG3r2zBw&feature=related
They also make decent targets while teaching the little ones how to shoot.
May 10, 2008 at 5:43 pm
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