Context Makes a Lot of Difference
This:
jumped out a bit at me, on a shipping order, as I realized these peanuts would interest no squirrel or bird of any wit.
Labels: context, peanuts, squirrels
Life and Death Struggle on the Back Deck
At this point I thought it was about a peanut, and was impressed at the ingenuity of the attack.
Later it became clearer that the victim might not be a peanut.
I think the bird won out in the end, after trying a few other approaches, including throwing its quarry down onto the deck, perhaps in the hope of stunning it. (Which likely would not help with a peanut.)
Labels: grackle, peanuts, snail, struggle
The Itch
Oh yes that is bothering me.
OK that is fixed, and the itch now is for more of those juicy peanuts I know are hiding behind those (ha-ha) 'squirrel-proof' screens.
Labels: itch, peanuts, screens, squirrels
