My war without ordnance proceeds quietly. For the past week, my hobby has been watching to see if the bushy-tailed critters were feasting on sunflower seeds. Not only were they feasting they were sating themselves. Luckily, I saw exactly how they were breaking through my defenses. As suspected, the squirmy critters were wiggling their bodies between and around all the barriers I had put in place. Today, I stuffed the opening between the stove pipe and the wooden post with styrofoam. Luckily, I found a sheet of the stuff in my shop that was over an inch thick. I cut off two inch wide strips and stuffed it into the pipe as a block. Now, I go back into surveillance mode again.
Notice the enemy on the ground under the feeder cleaning up spillage
Filed under: Biography, Garden, Humoor, Warm and Fuzzy | Tagged: Bird feeders, Squirrels |
I’ve been at war with these tree Rats for years. The two things I found that will deter them a bit, is Red Pepper powder on the seeds and a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun. The pepper powder doesn’t bother the birds in the least, and the Red Ryder won’t penetrate their little body, only gives them a sting and a jolt. I’m waiting for an all-out offensive attack any day now. I know they are gathering forces for a fearless attack on my three bird feeders. I fear it may be another Alamo type battle. We will never win against them.
Trying to beat the squirrels is a favorite pastime of mine. They are shrewd, athletic, and relentless. STay with it let me know what your score is.
IT’S BEEN WAR OF THE SQUIRLS NOT ONLY WHERE YOU LIVE JOE BUT IN LANSING & CALUMET CITY WHERE THER HAS BEEN ATTACKS OF MYON & MY GARDENS,
THE LITTLE TREE & TELEPHONE ATACKERES USE EARLY MORNING LIGHT TO ATTACK OUR TOMATOES.
The one ruse I use is to stop feeding the birds. Then the squirrels go to my neighbors..