Me vs Mr. Squirrel

Mr. Squirrel, my nemesis.

To make working at home a little less blah, I installed a bird feeder right outside my window. A simple hook on a branch to hang it and voila, the pretty birds came. But that also attracted Mr. Squirrel, our chunky neighborhood squirrel. And he would have himself a feast every time he came so I needed to keep him away.

Blue jays come frequently.

So I bought a 12 inch screw hook to hang the bird feeder off of to put it out of his reach... or so I thought. But Mr. Squirrel is big. He would stretch from the closest branch and was still able to reach it. D'oh.

Mr. Squirrel having a feast.

Alright, I bought spikes and installed them along the branches. He outsmarted me and just climbed into the closest bush and reached up into the bird feeder. D'oh.

On top of the bush, stuffing his face.

Okay, so I trimmed all of the surrounding bushes, leaving nothing below. But then he does crazy acrobatics and hangs upside down on the long screw hook. From there he would hit the bird feeder, knocking off the bird food, where he has himself a buffet down below. 

Mr. Squirrel outsmarting me once again.

At this point, I might give up. He's beaten me this many times, maybe he deserves the food. 

Mr. Squirrel - 3

Me - 0

😞