the politics of open space; or, get the hell away from my birdfeeder
I am surprised, actually, that it took the squirrels this long. Granted, this could be merely the first time I've caught them, but judging from the amount of seed I usually have to replenish, it couldn't have been happening long.
I don't particularly mind feeding squirrels. They're people too, at least as much as birds anyway, and they also remind me of rats. I've had lots of pet rats. Squirrels are cute. But they shouldn't use the birdfeeder. That's just rude. S/He's sitting on someone's food!
One other point of curiosity--neither the cat nor the dog nor my banging on the window bothered the critter, and in fact the animals on this side didn't even seem to see it. The window, apparently, is as good as a wall. Which is weird, since the cat watches the birds avidly. Maybe the squirrel, being half her size, is too big to be considered prey?
Of course, the minute I let the dog out in the front yard there was a fierce chase. I did this figuring the squirrel would move, and counting on Mr. Darcy's inability to catch it. I was right.
I don't particularly mind feeding squirrels. They're people too, at least as much as birds anyway, and they also remind me of rats. I've had lots of pet rats. Squirrels are cute. But they shouldn't use the birdfeeder. That's just rude. S/He's sitting on someone's food!
One other point of curiosity--neither the cat nor the dog nor my banging on the window bothered the critter, and in fact the animals on this side didn't even seem to see it. The window, apparently, is as good as a wall. Which is weird, since the cat watches the birds avidly. Maybe the squirrel, being half her size, is too big to be considered prey?
Of course, the minute I let the dog out in the front yard there was a fierce chase. I did this figuring the squirrel would move, and counting on Mr. Darcy's inability to catch it. I was right.