A very happy thanksgiving to my viewers (both of you)
Ok now we’ve got that out of the way … there has been a load of activity in the yard and here are just a couple of clips of it. The first was captured yesterday evening and the second this morning, and you’ll see how much seed has disappeared out of the pillow feeder in that time - just about all of it. It’s interesting to see that some squirrels will go straight for this feeder, which is far tougher to access than the tray right next door, while others prefer the easier option. In the second clip, a squirrel frantic to get at the very last of the seed actually gets all the way into the bag and has to wriggle out again. I think he gives himself a bit of a scare, but it doesn’t stop him and he’s back again immediately.

Footnote: by lunchtime they’d cleared out all the seeds, the bottom of the bag was neatly chewed open right from one end to the other. As I’ve temporarily run out of bags, that feeder will be down for a short while.

This post and the videos from it are © 2006 Chris Osborne, originally published on The Backyard Voyeur. The “Pillow Feeder” is his feeder project based on my (Zach Glenwright’s) Backyard Bag Feeder Project…

 

 Thanksgiving Movie #1, 11-23-06 [5:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

 

 Thanksgiving Movie #2, 11-23-06 [4:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup