Photos submitted by Annisquam and Cambridge FOB, Cynthia Kennedy Sam of a new fancy glass “birdfeeder” which she hung up off her back deck three days ago to attract cardinals, bluejays, juncos, white throated sparrows – you know those lovely feathered ones…. only to find that this pesky critter figured out how to access it! Of course, s/he’s a Cambridge squirrel, quite obviously an engineer, maybe educated at HAHVARD!
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They are tenacious little buggers! I have a feeder that’s “supposed” to be squirrel proof. I looked out one day and a red squirrel had pried the lid off and was sitting inside with the seed. We now refer to it as the squirrel feeder.
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I assume this one of Cynthia’s, which is made of glass, is supposted to be squirrel proof too, but I don’t think any feeder has been designed that a squirrel can’t figure out how to get into. They are very clever, and as you say, tenacious.
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I have a feeder that has a bird perch that is spring loaded, so the weight of a squirrel effectively closes off the feed. A few years ago, one squirrel managed to hang from the top of the feeder and eat, upside down, from the feed slot. I thought the game was up. But that squirrel must have died, and none of the others learned from his cleverness. So the bird feed is secure again. I really don’t mind feeding the rodents, but they waste so much, throwing it on the ground. I can go through a $25 bag of sunflower seeds in 2 or 3 weeks, easy.
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The squirrel is not from up the river someplace but an MIT graduate, Course 8 (Physics).
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Those fur covered rats confounded me. Now I don’t feed the birds anymore.
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I toss out treats for the squirrels, birds come and get the remaining crumbs. Everyone is happy.
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That’s the way to do it – let everyone have something to eat and be happy.
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They sell ground red pepper to add to the seed. Squirrels don’t like it but birds do.
Then I fill the squirrel feeder and the Blue Jays take them.
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