Two years ago I built a squirrel feeder. It was a simple little thing with a flap on top and a plexiglass window. It didn’t live unmolested for very long. Squirrels started chewing on the feeder itself! Over time, I discovered the very bottom of the feeder’s contents would mold. The retaining channels got chewed out … Continue reading Hacking the squirrel feeder
Tag: squirrels
Squirrel feeder. I do not think that means what you think.
There is a sort of love/hate thing going on here with the squirrels. I like them in general, but they tend to do annoying things around the property. They hang upside-down from the bird feeder, stealing seeds and scaring off birds. They dig up garlic cloves from the garden. They pee from the tree down … Continue reading Squirrel feeder. I do not think that means what you think.
I haz a corm!
The squirrels and I, we have a love/hate relationship. In general, I like them, and I like having them around, but I really dislike it when they steal from the bird feeder. As such, I do a few things to protect the feeder, which sometimes escalates to shooting the squirrels with a squirt gun. The … Continue reading I haz a corm!
Ketchup Post
I have been doing some housecleaning on the laptop and came up with some photos and videos that were not previously posted. The Chronulator The Chronulator is a great little clock kit. It’s a digital analog clock–using digital technology to display the time on analog meters. Apparently the guy who makes the kits is here … Continue reading Ketchup Post
Squirrel Catapult
Click for video. No, I did not do this–I’ve seen enough squirrels fall off the roof (trying to fish for birdseed; see also: photo overload and eaves-dropping) that I don’t need to also launch them.
Eve Dropping
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2007/03/As I have mentioned here before, squirrels often hang upside-down from our eves, trying to fish sunflower seeds from the birdfeeder. … Continue reading Eve Dropping
Eaves Dropping
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/12/Ahhh…. wintertime: the time when birds go south and ninja squirrels perform daily raids on the bird feeder. Today, it was … Continue reading Eaves Dropping
Photo Overload!
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2005/06/Yesterday, the kitties got teeth-chattering excitement in the form of a squirrel that has figured out how to hang from the … Continue reading Photo Overload!