I have bird feeders hanging from my washing line which are routinely raided by a couple of squirrels. Today I caught one of them in the act. It was too dark to catch the pair of them playing later in my apple tree, firstly ringing the windchimes, then chasing around. Finally one got on the ground to look for interesting snacks, not noticing that my large tortoiseshell cat, Twiglet, was about to pounce on him. Luckily for him, she's not a talented hunter, and he was back up the tree long before she reached him.
A little while later, having sneaked under a bush, Twiglet tried to catch a bathing sparrow on the birdbath by jumping up on it. All she got was wet feet.
By the way, anyone wondering about the knot in the washing line - that's the squirrels' way of getting to ALL the food at once by making it fall on the ground.
You have to admire the enterprising spirit of the squirrels!
ReplyDeleteNot to mention the triumph of hope over experience in cats!
ReplyDeleteI gotta love the squirrels! We have many in my neighborhood, and more than a few become quite tame. They are so much fun to watch.
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ReplyDeleteTwiglet. I LOVE that name for your cat, Val. Great backyard shots.
Aw, I luv squirrels. When I had a backyard they'd leave me feeling rather stupid with ever effort I made to keep them out of the bird feeders, lol.
ReplyDeletethey are cute.... in a cunning sort of way.
ReplyDeleteI love squirrels too. One used to come to our slider and take peanuts from our hand; we named her Mrs. Whiskerson. Then one spring she brought her baby to our slider to take food from us as well.
ReplyDeleteFun to watch but a pain if you have birdfeeders. We have them in Michigan too--we've put deflectors on our bird feeder, but the squirrels still hang out and scare off some of the birds (they get quite a bit of food off the ground, so they aren't starving by any means).
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