Wild Wild Woods: would-be thieves

12/30/2012

would-be thieves

The wild woods is home to many Gray squirrels and a few Red Squirrels. This little guy tries every day to jump from a branch to the bird feeder. But so far, no success.

The squirrels do try to climb straight up the poles to the bird food, but the "slinky" toys suspended on each pole are too scary from below. The squirrels stand at the bottom, climb a bit, reach up, and touch the bottom of the slinky, but run away as soon as it jiggles.

About this blog "Wild Wild Woods"

Through 2018, the posts on "wild wild woods" were photos taken in my bird garden and a set-aside strip of land that was the old fence row when the suburban lots in my neighborhood were farmed land. That wooded area sheltered a variety of plants and wildlife among the trees, understory, and a brushpile.

Now, my windows look out on a pond.

My new location is another former farm field that became a neighborhood. Fortunately, the wetland was preserved. It includes a pond surrounded by wildflowers, grasses, reeds, and a few trees.

I am pleased to observe and enjoy these places for birds, critters, and plants of central Minnesota.

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12/30/2012

would-be thieves