I got tons of squirrels trying to steal my birdseed, I just shoosh them off.
They are cute to watch for a while, and have been getting braver and braver as time goes by.
It’s easy to get the warm fuzzy feelings over an animal that’s cute.
But there is no doubt in my mind that if you messed with a squirrel who got up on the wrong side of the tree this morning, he could make you wish you were never born!
Tough little suckaz! And fast!
Actually there is a little park just outside of Griffith Park in Los Angeles that has literally hundreds and hundreds of squirrels. My kitten was mesmerized by them and we would sit at a picnic table with a half dozen of them on the tabletop.
After awhile I began to get a queasy feeling about them. Although they are cute and fun to watch, I would not want to go one-on-one with them.
I like them. but keep my distance.
Get one of those pole feeders with the dish on top - then spray the pole with WD-40. Squirrels can't climb up it...
I feed the squirrels - they're way more interesting than birds :~)
I feed my birds Safflower birdseed, the squirrels don’t like it and the birds love it.