(INTO THE WOODS AND BEYOND!)
IN ORDER TO OUTSMART THE SQUIRRELS, I SECURED THIS FEEDER TO THE UNDERSIDE OF A ROOF OVERHANG ON THE HOUSE.
RACCOONS? OUTSMARTED…
BIG, BAD SQUIRRELS? OUTSMARTED…
SMALL PINE SQUIRREL? DARN IT ANYWAY! NOT OUTSMARTED.
THIS LITTLE STINKER HAD TO BALANCE ON A HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ROD FOR A FOOT AND A HALF TO GET TO THIS FEEDER.
MY BRAIN HURTS FROM TRYING TO OUTWIT THEM!!!!
WHERE’S THE CHOCOLATE?
BLUE JAYS… SMART, QUICK, CLEVER, BEAUTIFUL…FREE.
THE “CALL” THAT IS MOST ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, IS LOUD…MENTIONED OFTEN AS A “JEER”. THEY MAKE THEIR PRESENCE AND OPINION KNOWN. THEY USE THIS JEER TO WARN OTHERS IN THEIR FLOCK.
THEY ARE BRAVE…THEY FEAR NO OTHER BIRD, TAKING ON HAWKS THAT ARE FOUR TIMES THEIR SIZE.
THEY SOAR THROUGH THE AIR AND FLY HIGH TOWARD THE HEAVENS.
I ASKED THIS GROUP OF BLUE JAYS WHAT THEIR NAMES WERE…
EACH ONE ANSWERED…”I AM CHARLIE…I AM CHARLIE…I AM CHARLIE…I AM CHARLIE.”
I AM CHARLIE.
The battle of wits continues….This actually worked today. Mama raccoon was showing the babies how you at least, try, to get to the peanuts.
A WINDOW INTO THE WOODS 