Squirrels have FAT Wednesday
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 3:15 pm
Lots of storms last evening and piles of rain, a few minutes of hail and lots of wind. We weathered it fine.
However this became a windfall for the local squirrels when they found that the lid had come off my 33 gallon metal garbage can where the bird seed is stored.
My wife noticed the lid being off and let me know, but that was only about a half hour ago. Plenty of time for the squirrels to dig in. And dig in they did. chewing holes in both bags and filling up on seeds. I could not believe how much they managed to eat! I caught one still in the bag in the can as I walked up. What a little fur ball. It looked like it had eaten a baseball!
Of course to make things worst rain had gotten in the can as well. So seeds, hulls and wet seed to deal with. Had to dump a portion of the seeds and husks then I filled both feeders and put the remaining seeds in another bag. Don't have a good way to dry them so I might end up with sunflower sprouts. The can is such a mess that I just tuned it upside down and will deal with that another day. Seeds are in the back of the van now.
The squirrels are as bad as goats when it comes to having an abundance of food show up, they stuff them selves.
I was thinking that the amount of seed I had would be good for the rest of the year, now I might have to buy another bag. And come up with a more windproof solution to keeping the lid on.
I wish I could have seen the squirrels getting back in the squirrel house, the hole is large but I bet it was a tight fit today. Wondering if there are little ones in the house, its that time of year.
OK back to sorting papers and junk. Recycling/garbage day tomorrow. Took a load to Goodwill yesterday. Dusty isn't the only one struggling with attempting to downsize the stash of living here in this house almost 36 years. Sorting paper work is always a slow and painful process and the memories, ah the memories.
Ed
However this became a windfall for the local squirrels when they found that the lid had come off my 33 gallon metal garbage can where the bird seed is stored.
My wife noticed the lid being off and let me know, but that was only about a half hour ago. Plenty of time for the squirrels to dig in. And dig in they did. chewing holes in both bags and filling up on seeds. I could not believe how much they managed to eat! I caught one still in the bag in the can as I walked up. What a little fur ball. It looked like it had eaten a baseball!
Of course to make things worst rain had gotten in the can as well. So seeds, hulls and wet seed to deal with. Had to dump a portion of the seeds and husks then I filled both feeders and put the remaining seeds in another bag. Don't have a good way to dry them so I might end up with sunflower sprouts. The can is such a mess that I just tuned it upside down and will deal with that another day. Seeds are in the back of the van now.
The squirrels are as bad as goats when it comes to having an abundance of food show up, they stuff them selves.
I was thinking that the amount of seed I had would be good for the rest of the year, now I might have to buy another bag. And come up with a more windproof solution to keeping the lid on.
I wish I could have seen the squirrels getting back in the squirrel house, the hole is large but I bet it was a tight fit today. Wondering if there are little ones in the house, its that time of year.
OK back to sorting papers and junk. Recycling/garbage day tomorrow. Took a load to Goodwill yesterday. Dusty isn't the only one struggling with attempting to downsize the stash of living here in this house almost 36 years. Sorting paper work is always a slow and painful process and the memories, ah the memories.
Ed
