Where there's a will there's a way

[Terry O]

After spending $40 for a wire screen to exclude gray squirrels from our bird feeder, a nursing mother Douglas Squirrel squeezed through. At least the Douglas is a native species - so I don't feel to badly about its success. I was concerned it might eat too many sunflower seeds and not be able to get back out, but it turned out to be no problem. They must be considerably slimmer than the Eastern Gray Squirrel.

Unfortunately the cage also excludes some of the larger birds, like the Black-headed Grosbeak - Drat!

 

[Bill Anderson]

Great shot. It looks as though mama Doug squirrel came up through the bottom of the feeder.

 

[Terry O]

Thanks, Bill. Actually it climbed through the grid. The bottom and top are well sealed......

Terry