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koshki
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I've been feeding black sunflower seeds to the birds in my backyard all winter using squirrel-proof feeders. The squirrels love them too, so I usually leave a handful on the ground for them.
I've also been feeding them stale bread, tossing it out the door from my sunroom. Lately, I've noticed that the squirrels don't leave when I open the door, but wait until I toss out some goodies.
Anyway, today I went out to refill the bird feeder. I left the bag of seeds in one of my tomato containers as I tooled around the yard, looking for signs of life popping up. When I came back around to the bag, there was a squirrel eating out of the bag! He let me get very close (within arms' reach) before he moved away a bit. So I tried to see if I could coax him back with some seed in my hand.
Well, here is what happened!
In between handfuls, I managed to call my hubby, who grabbed my camera. It had the macro lens on it, so he wasn't able to zoom in any closer, but I think he did a fine job!
I've also been feeding them stale bread, tossing it out the door from my sunroom. Lately, I've noticed that the squirrels don't leave when I open the door, but wait until I toss out some goodies.
Anyway, today I went out to refill the bird feeder. I left the bag of seeds in one of my tomato containers as I tooled around the yard, looking for signs of life popping up. When I came back around to the bag, there was a squirrel eating out of the bag! He let me get very close (within arms' reach) before he moved away a bit. So I tried to see if I could coax him back with some seed in my hand.
Well, here is what happened!
In between handfuls, I managed to call my hubby, who grabbed my camera. It had the macro lens on it, so he wasn't able to zoom in any closer, but I think he did a fine job!