Grey Squirrels

[Chipchopper]

Love them or loathe them, you have to admire their resolve when it comes to finding a solution to a problem.
With the recent storms and high winds, I've had to guard against my bird feeding station from getting blown over and breaking, by attaching a rope around the central pole and tying it off between two points on either side. Well that did the trick and the plastic squirrel baffle had stopped them climbing the pole to get to the intended bird food.
I wouldn't put nothing past the greys and it came as no surprise when the squirrels soon discovered a handy rope had been installed, allowing them to get to the food above.
I'll just be glad when the wind dies down enough for me to take off the rope and go back to a birds only polocy.

[aelmpvw]

i wouldn't be surprised if they thought that you'd installed the handy rope for their benefit ...

[Chipchopper]

Yep, they was probably watching from a distance and sniggering when they saw the rope being put up. :-)

[Hymie]

Grey squirrels are just rats with good PR.

[david small]

And we are just monkeys in clothes.

[Mamyalynne]

Your post made me think of this immediately

[choux]

There is an easier way which won't help the squirrels and is very effective:

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[Rosie29]

I had a nest of mother and babies in my chimney. They were all over the house when I was away. When the chimney sweep came to put a cowl on the top the mother ran away and the young were taken off to the local home for orphaned squirrels.

[Old_Geezer]

Don't put food out in stormy weather. Birds can temporarily diet, rope can be removed when the weather cheers up.

[bookbinder]

Very good, Mamya! I played that one twice!

[hereIam]

'Love them or loathe them'. I love them ...

[aelmpvw]

nice cameo role from dannyk13 at the end of mamya's ad ...

[Patsy33]

Love the squirrels. So cute!

[andres]

We have two squirrel feeders in our yard. The squirrels never attempt to eat the bird's food. They are happy with peanuts and sit there happily munching away.