Right. Now THAT's just silly.

[captainsblog]

No new Youtubes to embed today. There is, however, a minor spot of photospamming from things I saw yesterday.

First, leaving the gym, my eye was caught by the obligatory warning memo of blinding black type about the hazards of using their tanning beds. Somehow I'd never noticed the logo on the top of the thing:



Well, why WOULDN'T we take a warning memo seriously when Homer Simpson puts his initials on the top?  After all, we trust him with a nukulur power plant:P

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And then there's war.  Human vs. Squirrel, celebrity death match XXVIII.

In the past several years, we've probably gone through a dozen allegedly "squirrel proof" feeders around our yard. Rocky and Friends have laughed at each and every one of them, either defeating the baffles or, if necessary, eating through them to prevent the birds from getting to the booty if they can't, either.

So this past week, we changed the plan of attack: Eleanor picked up a supposedly squirrel-proof blend of birdseed, with red pepper mixed into the millet of a type the birds don't mind but the varmints will resist.

We're a day into the experiment.  While we're still seeing bad-ass bushy tail out there, there is some evidence that the tide is turning:



That, and the annoying midnight sounds of a high-pitched voice, sounding much like June Foray, going "I can't believe I ate the whooooole thing."

Okay, so I linked to a Youtube. Sue me. Even better, eat my birdseed:P

Comments

[bill_sheehan.livejournal.com]

Just you wait. You're going to get squirrels who like spicy foods.

[firynze.livejournal.com]

That happened with my parents; turns out, their squirrels LOVE hot pepper.

[greenquotebook.livejournal.com]

Have you tried suet cake instead of loose seed? It lasts longer, because it doesn't fall all over the ground, attracting squirrels and (yuck!) roaches. The red pepper really works - since we started using red pepper suet cakes, we haven't had a bit of trouble with squirrels and have even grown to enjoy having them visit our birdbaths. They're really funny to watch when they're not eating you out of house and home.

[headbanger118.livejournal.com]

You have the same battle my in-laws do. They have a virtual forest in their back yard, and Rocky numbers just as many if not more than Tweety does. They have found a metal pole to work for them, placed into the railing of their 3rd story deck and reaching high into branches that can't support the squirrel's weight.