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Jacksparrow wrote:

Butterfly wrote:I'm getting fed up with this squirrel, it keeps raiding the feeders and jumping all over the place, scaring all the birds

You may need to withdraw the bird feeding for a while in the hope it will go elsewhere. They are very persistent while there is a food reward for their efforts.

I've been away for 2 weeks, so the food was not on offer for most of that time. It took a couple of days for the birds to realise that the feeding station is back in action. I really don't want to stop feeding them again, that would be so confusing for them . Bloody thing!

Butterfly wrote:

Jacksparrow wrote:

Butterfly wrote:I'm getting fed up with this squirrel, it keeps raiding the feeders and jumping all over the place, scaring all the birds

You may need to withdraw the bird feeding for a while in the hope it will go elsewhere. They are very persistent while there is a food reward for their efforts.

I've been away for 2 weeks, so the food was not on offer for most of that time. It took a couple of days for the birds to realise that the feeding station is back in action. I really don't want to stop feeding them again, that would be so confusing for them . Bloody thing!

I suspected you may say that. If the pesky squirrel is frightening the birds it won't be long before they look elsewhere. There is no easy answer.

I saw 2 young ones today in my garden!! . I watched them exploring, and they started coming towards my garden door, which is all glass, so they couldn't see me standing there watching because of the reflection. So I waited for them to come really close .... and than I opened the door with as much noise as I could master and I jumped out! They almost had a heart attack . Totally freaked out and run away with a speed of light
But you are right Jack, the birds might decide its too much hassle dealing with a pesky squirrel and go elsewhere . I will wait though, and try and discourage the squirrel first, and if that fails I will take food away from them and possibly buy a pellet gun and shoot them

I'm exaggerating of course, I couldn't shoot/harm any animal

A treerat . First of the season. The back lawn is as yet unremodelled (unremodelled ??? ) unlike the previous 2 years.
I forecast A Mild Winter .

Rest assured your lawn will be remodelled now Placido . Mine has been for a while now, I have few tree rats around, I think it might be a family . Two of them had an argument today, a lot of screaming and jumping up in the air went on

Placido wrote:A treerat . First of the season. The back lawn is as yet unremodelled (unremodelled ??? ) unlike the previous 2 years.
I forecast A Mild Winter .

I think we are pretty much past the lawn excavation period. The nuts have been gathered and cached and all they have to do is remember where they left them

Much heartened by your wise words, Jacksparrow .
I eagerly anticipate the warm winter to come .

When I came back from my trip I saw that all the coconut suets went missing, and I left about 10 of them! And its not that they were empty, they were gone. Clearly, the little thieves stole them . They bit through the rope that is attached to them, and which I used to tie them. And I had to chase them few times when I saw them doing it again . So I bought from Amazon those metal wire baggage/key tags and used them to tie the coconuts. And it worked!
I had fun watching the little thief battling for ages to take it away. Unsuccessfully!

I saw my resident squirrel sitting on the garden fence happily munching on an apple, I guess its trying to be healthy