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| 3/31/19 interloping squirrel |
Our
bird feeder is designed to keep non-bird critters from feeding. Called a Squirrel Buster, it was recommended by
our local Audubon Society office as an effective way to keep squirrels out, and
it is. We’ve been having other issues with it lately, though, so we temporarily
replaced it with an older feeder that doesn’t bust squirrels well.
Sure
enough, we’ve been having visits from a determined interloper who must make a climb
on a slippery, angled pole before getting to the feeder. Once there, he clings precariously
to the feeder, circling it slowly as he gobbles up seeds that the birds have
spilled in the tray. (Fortunately, he can’t pull fresh seeds from the holes as
the small birds can.) It’s hilarious comedy watching him scramble up the pole
and contort himself into awkward positions to eat!
We’re
about to take down the feeder for the season, and next year we’ll return to
using the Squirrel Buster, so these sketches may be my last chance to capture
this squirrely guy.
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| 3/31/19 |
Good sketches! I usually like watching squirrels even more than birds, so I didn't use a squirrel-buster.
ReplyDeleteI've had the same thought...maybe we don't need the Squirrel Buster. The squirrel is so entertaining!
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