I was sitting having my morning coffee, watching the antics of two squirrels in a tree in our garden. Such a delight. It was also quite funny watching the single crow who was hovering around and trying to pillage the squirrel feeder as soon as the squirrels left. He wasn't successful and you could just tell how annoyed he was that the squirrels were more agile and more clever than him!
@jyokota I only ever feed them monkey nuts, which is what most people in our area feed them. They take it out of a box style feeder with a lightweight wooden lid. They lift the lid and go in head first leaving their little bottoms sticking out until they've grabbed a nut. This system keeps the big birds out, as they're not keen to put their heads into the feeder!
@jamibann Well I just learned something new. I had no idea what a monkey nut is but it's what is called peanuts here so I guess I have been feeding mine monkey nuts, too! Must look for the kind of lid you have. Mine eat up all the peanuts too fast!
@jyokota Yes, ours scoff the nuts up pretty quickly too - burying a lot of them in the garden, and losing them! For your amusement, we call these 'monkey nuts' when they are still in their shells, but peanuts if they're out of their shells. Go figure! I'll post a picture of a squirrel on the feeder in my odds and sods album for you to see, and I'll tag you. I tend not to like those photos too much as the feeder is not too attractive. I don't know if you'll find one where you are or not - here they tend to be home made and sold at local markets, etc. :-)
He is gorgeous, so glad the squirrel gets a look in with the feeder instead of the birds taking all the nuts. We feed a family of possums but as they feed at night the birds don't bother them.
Adorable! The squirrels are so agile! I recall watching a programme that showed their antics, with the music of ‘Mission Impossible’ being played in the background!
And the compressed corn feeder: https://365project.org/jyokota/365/2020-10-04
But mine also steal from the bird feeder: https://365project.org/jyokota/365/2020-09-26