This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- Corinne Bodeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This message is from: Corinne Bodeman
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> Jean, regarding your squirrel war. I know after I
> say this you'll think
> I'll need MY head examined, but along time ago I
> decided if I can't beat
> 'em, join 'em. I feed the birds where I live and of
> course squirrels
> give me lots off fits. Anyway, I got tired of
> buying the special
> feeders, shooing them, etc, so I now buy lots of
> corn and peanuts.
> They, therefore, leave the bird food alone for the
> most part and
> everyone is happy.
Is there really any other way to keep the squirrels
out of the bird feeders? It's a losing battle to try
to keep them out around here - so I just gave them
their own feeder on one of their favorite trees (which
happens to be quite a ways away from the bird
feeders), and now I rarely see a squirrel at the bird
feeders. That is, unless I have forgotten to fill the
squirrel feeder! Another note regarding squirrels and
water tanks during dry weather: When the weather gets
really dry during the summer remember that the little
streams and "water holes" that squirrels would
normally drink from dry up - even out here in wet
Washington. So the squirrels may decide that your
horse water tubs are a good source of water for them.
They are also potentially deadly for the little guys -
if a squirrel loses his balance and falls into the
water tub the sides are usually too slippery for him
to climb out, so he drowns eventually. The solution:
put a limb or piece of 2x4 in the tub that angles up
one side for the squirrels, mice, etc., to use as a
"rescue ladder". This may need to be tied to
something, such as the hose that feeds the waterer, to
keep "curious" Fjords from removing the "rescue
ladder" to use as a toy!
And, no, you aren't "nuts" for feeding the squirrels.
It just makes sense, plus it fits into the "random
acts of kindness" category.
Mary
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Mary Thurman
Raintree Farms
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