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marble falls

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1. They made short work of my birdseed bin once they figured out what was in it: Black Sunflower seed.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 02:20 PM

Mar 2021

Little buttheads left the corn that they get regularly and hemp seed bins I was using to keep the sparrows away from the sunflower seed (the sparrows will mob the black seed if their favorite, hemp seed isn't available) alone completely.

Wildlife is a matter of balancing interests. And they've let me know I am clueless once we get to level three. That no matter what, the squirrels always win.

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Squirrel vandalizes Mackinac Island church, breaks antique crucifix [View all] catbyte Mar 2021 OP

They made short work of my birdseed bin once they figured out what was in it: Black Sunflower seed. marble falls Mar 2021 #1

J H C jpak Mar 2021 #2

I wonder how many Hail Marys the squirrel will have to say? Botany Mar 2021 #3

They'll probably go easy on him. Everybody on Mackinac Island goes a little nuts in the winter and catbyte Mar 2021 #4