My latest attempt to foil the f***ing squirrels (or at least keep them from swinging on my bird feeder) was to put out a container of less expensive birdseed on the ground. We have this huge bag of birdseed that proved worthless for attracting birds but the squirrels seem to like it. So I put it in a cardboard tray (the kind that 6-packs of soda come on when you buy them at warehouse clubs - ironically the same place I bought the crappy birdseed) and put in on the ground under the bird feeder. Although it drives Wondermutt insane to see the squirrels that close to the house, it appears to keep the little tree rats happy and thus off the birdbath and feeder. Because of the snow yesterday and my tray being made of cardboard, I took it in the garage yesterday so it wouldn't get all soggy. My mission this weekend is to find or create a box or tray with a mesh bottom so water can flow through. I've already got it up on wood supports to keep the ground water from getting to it. But I digress.
So yesterday, the f***ing sqirrels (including the one that
lost its fur) resorted to numerous acrobatics to try to reach the bird feeder again. Did I mention that I put more grease on the pole? So after the snow tapered off, we enjoyed the Squirrel Olympics. Well, Wondermutt didn't exactly "enjoy" it but she got plenty of chances to run after the little buggers. She almost caught one this morning which kind of worries me. Heaven only knows what would happen if she actually got ahold of the disease-ridden little critters. Stay tuned for that post.
