The Squirrels foil the Amateur Naturalist
And I thought
I had it figured out!
My five black-colored squirrels are now being joined by one grey squirrel. This causes me to retreat from the theory I expressed in the post linked to above.
I am now not sure what is going on; it appears the squirrel social networking has changed as the winter has settled in.
Labels: nature, squirrels, surprises
Squirrel-Proof Screen Own Goal
My
squirrel-proof screens have held a couple of years, but the holes are multiplying, and I continue hunting for a defence mechanism - in the summer it is important to have windows I can open without having the squirrels enter to harvest my peanuts.
So I tried a new idea. When little Blackie the squirrel (one particular aggressive creature) comes to the screen and poses to nibble, I will grab a water spray bottle and hit him/her (henceforth her) square in the nose with surely very annoying water. Well, as it turns out, she LIKES having water sprayed over her head in a mist. Back to the drawing board, and no, I don't think I will go for alternative liquids. I want to use the same spray bottle for the plants.
Now I was reminded of this fairly recent experience by
this post from Bonobo Handshake. I particularly thought the last picture on that post came close to home.
Labels: bonobo, chimpanzees, squirrels, water
A Mystery Solved
Thursday morning I arrived to find a couple of wasps enjoying a one-third-eaten apple sitting on my deck railing. Having seen squirrels and raccoons disdain my fallen apples consistently, I was a little puzzled over who had been working on the apple.
Clearly, I had forgotten that apples actually ripen and may become more appealing as time passes! And I finally caught evidence of this.
Labels: apples, naturalists, squirrels
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
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
Biting the Hand that Feeds You
This is the guy who eats through my squirrel-proof screens, climbs on them and pees through them into my house, artfully sneaks in whenever I leave the patio door open, and can be found staring in at me at the most unexpected times.
Labels: insurgency, squirrels, tyrant
More Squirrels
Not mine - but a
video via Grrlscientist.
Go check the amazing little devils out. I think the second squirrel has the easier approach.
Labels: squirrels
Yikes
That one
looks vicious to me!
Labels: squirrels
