You Can't Make A Deal With Squirrels One of the biggest misconceptions I hear is feeding squirrels will keep them from bothering your feeders. This is simply not true. I have yet to meet a squirrel that wouldn't take anything it could get its little paws on to eat. I have them in my backyard and I do feed them but I take other precautions. Among these are: … [Read more...] about What’s The Best Way To Keep Squirrels Off Bird Feeders?
Archives for December 2008
Cool Blue Jay Flight Tricks
Can A Blue Jay Do Tricks? Last winter I was putting out food on a cold weekday morning. As usual, the Blue Jays had spotted me and were squawking for peanuts. I've always found it uncanny how there won't be one in my backyard until I toss peanuts onto my aggregate patio and the sound attracts them. Seemingly out of nowhere, they fly in from the four corners. It cracks … [Read more...] about Cool Blue Jay Flight Tricks