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moonbells · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: squirrels

Could murder some of the local ones.

Have new birdie feeding station, on top of a cast iron obelisk. (Thought it was a great idea). Added my squirrel proofed nut and seed thingys, and figured that it would be too hard for anything to get up the sides and get at the fat balls, so just hung them up.

Wrong! balls vanished inside 2 days. Put more out, with same result. This time, found one buried in my small blueberry's pot. That vanished entirely in another few days but has had a good knock-on effect- the bits that flaked off it are too small for squirrels but perfect for robins!

Meanwhile the little s*ds just cost me yet another fiver to get a proofed fatball holder. Argh!

moonbells

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moonbells · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject:

postscript: just found one of the missing fatballs - in the front garden!

*sigh*

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wardy · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject:

I put a fat ball on the bird table and its' now really high up in a tree Evil or Very Mad

loobytoo · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject:

The latest lot of fat balls I got are in red mesh and the birdies don't seem to be so keen on that compared to green mesh - they're lasting about 3 or 4 days instead of 1 or 2 Confused

Not seen our resident squirrel for ages.

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baggy · Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 1304 Location: Kent

But squirrels like red. Our red seed holder was mullered by our local git. Twisted Evil

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moonbells · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject:

I am just wondering where the other two fatballs are buried... will probably find out when weird stuff starts to grow in a few weeks!

But at least I now have feeders which the birdies are starting to notice. Have had chaffinches as well as the ubiquitous burglar birds. They need it in this freeze Very Happy

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baggy · Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 1304 Location: Kent

I replied to you last night MB but my pm's are still in my out / sent box Confused

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moonbells · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:47 am Post subject:

Here is public enemy no 1: huge thing - probably on my fatballs!

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redimp · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:59 am Post subject:

That is one fat squirrel. Squirrel pie is meant to be nice if you are not veggie. Laughing

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moonbells · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject:

hrrrph. Yuk.

Suspect this one's female and probably preggers. More blooming squirrels...

moonbells

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green2 · Prince Charming Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 927

That cat of yours needs re-training...or don't feed it! Wink

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wardy · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject:

We;'ve got a right fat anorl MB

Brunswick Stew is very good I'm told. I hve the recipe if anyone wants it.

baggy · Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 1304 Location: Kent

Hugh Fernley-doodah sate'd his. Peanut sauce folks?

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frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3502 Location: Kent

redimp wrote:

Squirrel pie is meant to be nice if you are not veggie. Laughing

You sure you aren't a bit French Impy ? Confused

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Delilah · Site drunken fairy Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 3932

think I'm being a bit of a pest..................so thought I should just nip in here Embarassed

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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3359 Location: Herts

A pregnant sqiggle ... how awful is that ... our's brought all three of her babies back to feast in our garden ... all hell let loose! Twisted Evil

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