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#66415 Jun 14th, 2007 at 01:18 PM
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OK - I have never EVER in the many years that I have been feeding both "seed eating" birds and hummers, seen a squirrel do THIS before!!!

Are there no lengths that they will not go to,
to get at the food I put out for the birds??? :mad: boohoo rspb

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(I must admit that this is a VERY CLEVER squirrel to think to tip the hummer feeder to get a sweet drink - but he's gonna drive ME to drink! rolz


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Wow! That is one determined squirrel! I can't blame you for being really annoyed and frustrated!


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"my" squirrel/s have it made in the shade---I have to put my wild bird feeder on a picnic table---so they would simply raise up the lid and take the plexiglass side wall off & eat. (it was so expertly done I thought at first we had people trespassers.) So my husband took a strap & "tied" down the lid to stop that.

My only salvation is my daughters dog. he is part cattle dog. My husband taught him to chase off the squirrels---he chases them to the end of the yard & gaily returns all smiling--- Bad news is they are going home this sunday& we have already taught our dog NOT to chase the squirrels---Rod was afraid he would eat them.. "Beowulf" would not try to eat the squirrel, that is why he got put into training.


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JunieGirl #66590 Jun 15th, 2007 at 03:47 AM
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Funny Lynne I had a black squirrel on my hummingbird feeder yesterday morning before I put the seed feeders back out. Smart little buggers arent they?


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#67659 Jun 16th, 2007 at 09:28 AM
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Pretty cleaver of that squirrel!! notme Good picture too Lynne!!


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angelblossom #67667 Jun 16th, 2007 at 09:42 AM
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That darn black squirrel limbed up m siding this morning to get to my other hummer feeder hanging from my eaves! shock


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A lady was in yesterday. She took her hummer feeders down because for the firt time ever, she had squirrels tipping them to drink!


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Wrennie #69641 Jun 18th, 2007 at 07:35 PM
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OH them buggers...........
SIster was mad cause the squirrels crawl into her blower Pots and eat the posies.. She turned the hose on them..LOL
She said to it , I am gonna kill you.............I said, wow that was brave of you......ha ha ha ....

Wait till I till her the squirrels are tipsy.....

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dodge #69653 Jun 18th, 2007 at 07:42 PM
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today I had 4 squirrels in my yard at my feeders---one thought he would climb on my finch feeder & take the lid off--luckily it swung too much for him & he failed----i am so upset-----


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JunieGirl #69663 Jun 18th, 2007 at 07:48 PM
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Put up a sign For Finches only.

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dodge #69673 Jun 18th, 2007 at 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by dodge
Put up a sign For Finches only.

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lol LOL----so simple, yet so eloquent---gonna give it a try---LOL lol


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JunieGirl #69699 Jun 18th, 2007 at 08:42 PM
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lol

That would be quite Posh!!!!!!

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