Man versus Squirrel (4)

Snowy this morning, and a squirrel has for the first time sampled our front garden bird feeders.  The pole on which they hang is decidedly rickety, and I was half afraid the weight of a squirrel would bring it down.  It didn't, but the squirrel was a bit disconcerted by the amount of sway, and decided to descend to ground level!

In the back garden, my new squirrel-proof bird feeders have failed at the first hurdle.  Most birds seem quite put off by the mesh around the feeder, for a start.  Even the siskins won't go through, though the doughty little coal tits do.  Meanwhile, the squirrels have quickly perfected the art of just taking the lid off the top of the tube, and stretching down to eat what's inside.  Just to make sure we can't put the lid back, they've bitten through the catch, too.  Game, set and match to Sciurus carolinensis, I should say.

(Supposedly squirrel-proof bird feeder)