Squirrel Update

I had my first opportunity at the squirrel behavior modification I mentioned earlier. Saturday morning we were working around the house and noticed that our squirrel was sitting on the dome that is suppose to block it from the feeders, eating away. I crept out on the deck, which is elevated and took a shot. I missed but got close enough to scare it away. So the next time he was up there I didn't even get a shot off because he was on the lookout. The third time I saw him up there, stretching from the dome to the feeder, perfectly broadside. I literally belly crawled out on the deck and poked the barrel of the bb gun through the pickets. Direct hit! It was sweet. I got him right in the side and he ran off. Christy got a shot off at one this morning. We have tons of them, so I have no idea if it is the same squirrel or not.

The sad thing is that it doesn't have to be this way. They could happily eat from the ground and gorge themselves on all that we spill as we fill the feeders. They could do that. But they don't. Instead they take our spillage for granted and demand more still. Not from me my friend. Not from me.