[Sca-cooks] fruit trees

[Huette von Ahrens]

Here are several amusing t-shirts about our squirrel thieves:

http://www.birdsforever.com/mugshot.html

http://www.oliveoyls.com/store/product73.html

Huette

--- Elaine Koogler <ekoogler1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Jane Boyko wrote:
> 
> > Yea, I hate that rule too.  We just bought a house in suburbia and I 
> > have squirrels digging in my potted herbs and taking my onions and 
> > replanting them upside down.  The cat gave chase once but the little 
> > buggers have returned.  I swear they watch from the trees for me to 
> > turn my back.  Anyhow, yesterday at Home Depot I was shown a solar 
> > powered disk which emits a high pitch noise intended to deter 
> > squirrels, skunks, raccoons etc but not affect cats.  Its $34.95 Cdn.  
> > I am tempted to buy it but it does not work when the sun isn't 
> > shining.  It will hold a charge for 5 hours.
> > Marina
> >
> >
> We don't have any fruit trees mature enough to really bear fruit...and 
> besides, the deer get to them before the squirrels do.  Our big problem 
> is with our bird food...especially the peanuts that we like to feed the 
> woodpeckers...we have tried everything, including putting red pepper in 
> the bird seed, using baffles and, where possible, using squirrel-proof  
> bird feeders.  The latest batch of feeders works pretty well, but not 
> for woodpeckers.  The baffle worked for about two hours before the 
> little buggers figured out how to get around it.  I guess we could shoot 
> them...folks do hunt in the woods around here...but I'm told that 
> there's a "season" for squirrels and a pretty large fine if you violate 
> it.  So...dunno what to do!
> 
> Kiri
> 
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