I’ve been wondering how come I’m having to re-fill the bird feeder more often than usual… got an answer this morning. The new feeder I got last week isn’t nearly as squirrel proof as the other ones! This is a 50/50 feeder, half nuts and half hemp seeds. The hemp seed side has a very tight mesh, but big holes at the bottom so that the seeds fall out on the tray. That’s what gives the squirrels free access to the food, they don’t have a chance with the mesh even if this one seems to be having a go at the nuts. If I want to leave any hemp seeds to the birds, I’ll have find another type of feeder! Speaking of them, there were hardly any today. I think the squirrels scared them off, so that’s another reason to find a squirrel-proof feeder.
Please observe the snow in this image. A very nice snowfall front passed by last night so that the scenery was completely transformed in the morning. Unfortunately the temperatures soon crept up above freezing so the snow literally just dripped down from the trees. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.