Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder
Before we left on our 5,000+ mile trip to Seattle and back, we bought a bird feeder. I found it at Home Depot, and didn’t pay much, but it said it was squirrel-proof. It wasn’t. It deterred the squirrels for maybe two days as they figured out how to climb the thin pole and lean over to nibble at the bird-goodies.
When we got back, the feeder was ripped apart; the squirrels had torn out all the bird perches, so we got a new one, a more expensive one, ‘totally squirrel proof.’
Yeh. Right.
The good news is that we also bought a hummingbird feeder. A hummingbird had been by, and we could tell he was looking for a feeder, and figured there had probably been one before, when the previous owners were in the house. As I was waiting to catch a shot of the squirrel, he came back and found the feeder, where he is a regular visitor. He also visits our garden, full of hummingbird-friendly flowers. π
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Wow, you must have your camera “ever-ready” to catch that shot. Those little birdies are very fast, and usually don’t hang around too long.
LOL, I had it ready to catch the squirrel, I thought it was so hilarious that the more expensive feeder was worse than the cheapest when it comes to squirrel-friendly. But I love this camera – the Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ-18 because I can shoot under the lowest light situations (like on safari) and shoot fast, and still have a really good chance of getting the shot. Most of the restaurant shots I take are without flash; the camera is that good.
Those are some pretty cool shots.. I find squirrels adorable, the little thieves..
Thanks Manayer. I was mostly just lucky, but I almost always have my camera ready to go. π
Baby Squirrel eating Starbucks, But he ate only strawbery & creme Flavor. here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0-2vgbTnQ4