05 December 2008

Nutty Squirrels

I put up a bird feeder in the tree outside our apartment where the cats can sit in the windowsill & watch for hours. But these squirrels have been coming around, doing what squirrels do, and I've been going out to make adjustments, sometimes several times a day (I just can't manage to do nothing but search for jobs all day online, so this game with the squirrels is a welcome distraction). Anyway, the squirrel is still getting down to the bird feeder, spilling seeds down on the ground, despite having fallen at least twice. I snapped some pictures of the cats watching the squirrel, but haven't managed to catch one of his acrobatic fall. The feeder is only about four feet above the ground, and after each fall the little gray guy figuratively dusts himself off & climbs right back up the tree. He's more fun to watch than a variety of beautiful birds just coming around to eat seeds. His companion seems content to remain earthbound & sample the seeds he manages to spill, but he really has no fear of falling, doing it time & again. Anyway, the squirrels remind me of home.

I'm thinking about posting some pictures, but I need to figure out how.