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Old September 24th 04, 02:29 PM
Derek Broughton
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Ka30P wrote:

Bill wrote Damn Squirrels, they're stealing all the creek stones from
around my pond.

That's a new one!! I wonder what the heck they are doing with them?
This summer we watched a chipmunk steal napkins out of a napkin holder and
run off with them. We figured he would have the coziest nest in Oregon
this winter.


I think they probably think they're nuts. Squirrels have _very_ small
brains...
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Old September 24th 04, 05:46 PM
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"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
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Ka30P wrote:

Bill wrote Damn Squirrels, they're stealing all the creek stones from
around my pond.

That's a new one!! I wonder what the heck they are doing with them?
This summer we watched a chipmunk steal napkins out of a napkin holder

and
run off with them. We figured he would have the coziest nest in Oregon
this winter.


I think they probably think they're nuts. Squirrels have _very_ small
brains...



Simply climb the tree...and show 'em yer nuts.

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Old September 24th 04, 06:39 PM
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Simply climb the tree...and show 'em yer nuts.


Talk about ambiguity!

hehehe might help to climb the tree nekkid!
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Old September 25th 04, 08:15 PM
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Simply climb the tree...and show 'em yer nuts.

Talk about ambiguity!

hehehe might help to climb the tree nekkid!


Isn't this squirrel abuse?

The squirrels here on a restricted diet, having to work a seed at a time
out of the bird feeder right now. I usually give them their own chow, in a
lidded box, but what I feed in the summer that would last 3-4 days, is gone
by nightfall, buried mostly. When that instinct passes, I'll start filling
their box again. ~ jan


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Old September 25th 04, 09:36 PM
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Well I just got blessed with a 1or 2 week old baby squirrel today that
fell out of a nest in an oak tree I had to take down due to Ivan. Had
no earth;ly idea squirrels were having young this time of year. Due to
the squirrels age, and conditions I had from Ivan, we are of course
naming this baby squirrel Ivan and if it turns out to be a girl it
will be Ivana. Odds are even if I knew there was a nest with babies in
it, the tree still had to come down as it was loose and leaning pretty
bad towards the barn.......
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Old September 25th 04, 10:03 PM
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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
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Simply climb the tree...and show 'em yer nuts.


Talk about ambiguity!

hehehe might help to climb the tree nekkid!


Isn't this squirrel abuse?

The squirrels here on a restricted diet, having to work a seed at a time
out of the bird feeder right now. I usually give them their own chow, in a
lidded box, but what I feed in the summer that would last 3-4 days, is

gone
by nightfall, buried mostly. When that instinct passes, I'll start filling
their box again. ~ jan


We feed the little beggars peanuts. We started out with one sickly little
squirrel about two winters ago that did not look too healthy. Unfortunately
we've got a few more that come to the door now. Even the birds (Cardinals,
sparrows and Blue Jays) fly up to the door and beg for peanuts in the
summer. The cats (indoor) can't believe their fortune, having the critters
come to them.



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Old September 26th 04, 11:29 PM
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"Bill Stock" wrote in message ...
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
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Simply climb the tree...and show 'em yer nuts.

Talk about ambiguity!

hehehe might help to climb the tree nekkid!


Isn't this squirrel abuse?

The squirrels here on a restricted diet, having to work a seed at a time
out of the bird feeder right now. I usually give them their own chow, in a
lidded box, but what I feed in the summer that would last 3-4 days, is

gone
by nightfall, buried mostly. When that instinct passes, I'll start filling
their box again. ~ jan


We feed the little beggars peanuts. We started out with one sickly little
squirrel about two winters ago that did not look too healthy. Unfortunately
we've got a few more that come to the door now. Even the birds (Cardinals,
sparrows and Blue Jays) fly up to the door and beg for peanuts in the
summer. The cats (indoor) can't believe their fortune, having the critters
come to them.


To keep the gray squirrels out of the bird feeders I hang a little net
bag of mothballs in the roof area. They do not like the smell but the
fox or red squirrels dont mind the smell. The other day I had two
young ones in there at one time but the birds have a little better
chance of getting some seed. The mothballs evaporate in about two
days. I will use them on my other feeders.
The nets on the pond so the squirrels[and the neighbors cats] will
have to drink from the birdbaths. It's still a shock to go from 80* to
47* in one day but now we are about 70* for a few days. I shut down
the pond just before the water got cool.
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Old September 27th 04, 04:46 AM
Ka30P
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When my parents lived in Central Oregon they put out peanuts for the squirrels
and the blue jays, who they nicknamed, The Blues Brothers. They fed them on the
deck off the kitchen. If my parents decided to sleep in on a Sunday the blue
jays would hang out under their bedroom window and set up a racket to wake them
up to start the morning's peanut delivery.




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Old September 27th 04, 05:01 AM
Bill Stock
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"Barbara2245" wrote in message
om...
"Bill Stock" wrote in message

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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
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Simply climb the tree...and show 'em yer nuts.

Talk about ambiguity!

hehehe might help to climb the tree nekkid!

Isn't this squirrel abuse?

The squirrels here on a restricted diet, having to work a seed at a

time
out of the bird feeder right now. I usually give them their own chow,

in a
lidded box, but what I feed in the summer that would last 3-4 days, is

gone
by nightfall, buried mostly. When that instinct passes, I'll start

filling
their box again. ~ jan


We feed the little beggars peanuts. We started out with one sickly

little
squirrel about two winters ago that did not look too healthy.

Unfortunately
we've got a few more that come to the door now. Even the birds

(Cardinals,
sparrows and Blue Jays) fly up to the door and beg for peanuts in the
summer. The cats (indoor) can't believe their fortune, having the

critters
come to them.


To keep the gray squirrels out of the bird feeders I hang a little net
bag of mothballs in the roof area. They do not like the smell but the
fox or red squirrels dont mind the smell. The other day I had two
young ones in there at one time but the birds have a little better
chance of getting some seed. The mothballs evaporate in about two
days. I will use them on my other feeders.
The nets on the pond so the squirrels[and the neighbors cats] will
have to drink from the birdbaths. It's still a shock to go from 80* to
47* in one day but now we are about 70* for a few days. I shut down
the pond just before the water got cool.


Thanks Barb, most of our squirrels are Black actually, with a smattering of
Greys. We use a squirrel baffle on the bird feeder, which keeps them out of
most trouble, provided they get their peanuts.





 




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