Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for December 21, 2023

Squirrels taking them, no. Had to squirrel-proof the feeders, though, to keep them off. And started taking the feeders in at night to keep the bears from destroying them.

Very distantly related to this, I read a story about some thieves who robbed a bank only to have their car stolen by another thief…wnd(dot)com/2023/12/thief-steals-car-used-armed-robbers-getaway/

The deer had to help him. He promised it a cut of the seeds.

Jimbo doesn’t mind their working together. But hopefully not against him.

or get a few more predators in the area……..

A woman in Colorado was gored by a deer who was hanging out in her yard. She had bird feeders out and the deer would eat the seeds on the ground.

The squirrels have given up trying to eat from the feeder and just get what the birds drop. The raccoons try pulling it down and have bent the shepards hook. But the deer just seem to sniff at the feeder and then settle for eating whatever the squirrels leave behind.

Hi-yo Blitzen! Away!