July 31, 2008
Squirrelly Miscreants…
A couple of squirrelly miscreants are on the loose.
The furry offenders were spotted shinning up our neighbour’s drainpipe, sidling along their window ledge, and gaining entry to their kitchen through the open window…only to emerge thirty seconds later, eating their spoils. We witnessed this, but were to far away from the house to do anything about it-except post this as a cautionary tale.
We’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again. It’s summer in the Northern hemisphere, where most squirrels live. Summer means open windows, and to a squirrel, even a partially open-window or entry point, means “please come in,” especially if there’s food about near that window. After all, summer is their leanest season, when the stores from last year are running low, but this year’s nuts and berries have not yet come to full fruition. What would you do, in their shoes (or, rather, paws)?
Remember, squirrels don’t understand the law of theft :-).
You can help the situation by distraction feeding them with nuts and seeds left safely outside, (whether in a squirrel feeder or otherwise) and/or, by making sure that any potential squirrel food is left well away from open windows.
Unless of course, you find witnessing squirrelly misdeameanours just too cute anyway ;-). Luckily, this is what our neighbour thought, so this particular tale (or should that be, “tail”) has a happy ending.
More soon.
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