Thanks for looking, Moose. This one seems the most physically capable
one we have had in several years. I have dispatched them in years past
using a sling-shot and small rocks, but this also breaks plastic
feeders. And, like me, the sling-shot has passed its useful years and
the rubber tubes would have to be replaced.
I'm keeping an eye on him. He can't really damage the green feeder, and
it closes. If he gets too familiar with the other feeders, the
sling-shot will have to be revitalized.
I reserve trapping and relocating for raccoons. Haven't had one in
several years.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 5/8/2015 5:22 PM, Moose wrote:
On 5/8/2015 10:43 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
This squirrel was observed after he had made it past the squirrel
guard and all the way up to the feeder, where his weight closed the
cover over the trough and left him puzzling about a way to get to the
seeds. He tried all sorts of ways to hang on with the trough
uncovered, to no avail.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/What+Now.tif.html
Fuji X-E1 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4 and 2X Converter, ISO 200
Nice catch.
I could tell it what to do. We've had a couple of "squirrels from
hell" over the years. They could get anywhere, and destroy almost any
feeder. One was particularly destructive. I eventually took to trap
and release in the park up on the ridge.
Anyway, what they could have done is lie flat on their tummies, head
and arms over the edge, and munched away on handfuls.
Fortunately, we have had dumber, less aggressive squirrels lately -
fingers crossed (which makes typing difficult).
Fortunes of Fur Moose
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