My stepfather loved chipmunks. We had a cottage at the beach and before we entered it we would wash our feet of the sand by dipping them in a bucket of water by the door. One weekend we came up and sadly found a chipmunk lying on the bottom of the pail. It had fallen into the pail and drowned. So he built a little ladder and put it in the pail so that if another chipmunk fell into the pail it could climb out. On the outside he had been a rough and tumble gruff kind of guy but that little act of thoughtfulness betrayed that exterior and showed his true heart.
They love my chestnuts. I thought when I planted THAT many trees they could never eat enough to affect my haul. I was wrong. Maybe I just need to plant another 50.
For a time I used a cage trap for squirrels. Released the catch in some woods about 5 miles away and across an interstate. A neighbor who had done that said they probably beat him back home by several minutes, but he couldn’t be sure, considering their clone-like appearance. Said likely the same thing with my critters. Eventually tired of the ‘fun’ and dumped the trap. Just too many to bother with.
We had a cat who was very good at catching squirrels. She’s sit at the base of the tree and chirp back at the squirrels, enticing them to come down to their doom.
I had an very old aunt who asked me to go and visit her friend who had a cat problem. Cats were ripping the screens and always trying to get in the house. She had no cat of her own. When I got there, she had about 12 cats in the yard, bowls of food everywhere for them, a shelter set up, and she said “I can’t get rid of them”. I told her to get a dog.
I love to watch squirrels in my backyard, and I used to not understand why bird watchers consider them pests. Then I tried putting out a bird feeder to attract more birds to the yard. It turns out, bird seed is very expensive, and squirrels can clean out a feeder of an entire two pound bag in less than a day.
If it walks, flies, waddles or hops, we’re probably going to feed it. Birdseed, carrots, lettuce, suet..what are things on Brad and Barbaras’ shopping list?
That is why so many squirrels, Opal loves to irritate Earl.That is what we do not want to feed squirrels. Some time ago when my mom was a live a squirrel found is way to her attic could hear it move around also built a nest. Brother-in-law found out how it got in and fixed that also go rid of that nest. Became quiet in that attic.
Dad once put a bird feeder on a horizontal support cable for the telephone pole in front of our house. Naturally the squirrels would climb the pole and jump onto the feeder. So he did what any sensible person would do: he electrified the perch. When he saw a squirrel there, he would go into the garage and plug it in. One of the critters vaulted to the top of the pole. Eventually they figured out that when Dad moved past the windows to go to the garage, it was time to run. Now picture a grown man ducking under the windows so the squirrels won’t see him!
Decades ago my wife loved to feed the squirrels, in fact we would order 50# bags of raw unshelled peanuts from the feed store. Trouble is the next door neighbor had a German Shepard and unfortunately the squirrels would drive the dog crazy. So the neighbor bought live traps and would take the squirrels out of town. He never could keep up with the number of squirrels. They finally moved out of town to a new home on a golf course. We don’t feed the squirrels anymore because we’re snowbirds.
I love squirrels, even though one chewed a hole in an outdoor cushion, and several of them have found some of my cacti rather tasty. I’m willing to put up with some of their less-endearing qualities in exchange for the happiness they bring me.
Templo S.U.D. over 2 years ago
you tell Sylvia that, Opal
StephenRice over 2 years ago
I’m quite fond of squirrels. In a previous life I was a squirrel.
No, wait. It’s in my current life that I’m a squirrel. Fancy me forgetting that!
Concretionist over 2 years ago
She feeds HIM doesn’t she?
Ratkin Premium Member over 2 years ago
My wife feeds them vast quantities of bird seed and suet cake, although they aren’t the intended targets for those foods.
C over 2 years ago
She always was squirrely
momofalex7 over 2 years ago
This is how Opal gets her entertainment.
Mikey Jay over 2 years ago
My stepfather loved chipmunks. We had a cottage at the beach and before we entered it we would wash our feet of the sand by dipping them in a bucket of water by the door. One weekend we came up and sadly found a chipmunk lying on the bottom of the pail. It had fallen into the pail and drowned. So he built a little ladder and put it in the pail so that if another chipmunk fell into the pail it could climb out. On the outside he had been a rough and tumble gruff kind of guy but that little act of thoughtfulness betrayed that exterior and showed his true heart.
dadoctah over 2 years ago
How dare Opal assume that Earl cant tell one squirrel from another?
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 2 years ago
They love my chestnuts. I thought when I planted THAT many trees they could never eat enough to affect my haul. I was wrong. Maybe I just need to plant another 50.
(or 100?)
DavidWilliams1 over 2 years ago
Cookies aren’t made on top of a stove. They’re mixed cold and baked.
fuzzbucket Premium Member over 2 years ago
Buy the traps. Squirrels make a good stew.
iggyman over 2 years ago
Have lots of squirrels here, but most of them do not last long, there is a road they like to cross and…!
hariseldon59 over 2 years ago
She’s assuming he only saw one squirrel at a time. He might have seen several each time
The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago
I think it was 64 squirrels, and he was only counting half the time.
juicebruce over 2 years ago
Earl get the traps ! Remember Squirrels and Chipmunks are just another form of Rodent ;-)
Il Siciliano over 2 years ago
Same thing happened here. So I made the family squirrel stew. They LOVED it – I told them it was chicken & pork. (They bought it!)
sandpiper over 2 years ago
For a time I used a cage trap for squirrels. Released the catch in some woods about 5 miles away and across an interstate. A neighbor who had done that said they probably beat him back home by several minutes, but he couldn’t be sure, considering their clone-like appearance. Said likely the same thing with my critters. Eventually tired of the ‘fun’ and dumped the trap. Just too many to bother with.
Zebrastripes over 2 years ago
Awwww! I have squirrels in my yard and on the patio everyday….eating fallen bird seed. Also chipmunks, raccoons, rabbits, deer, etc.
brick10 over 2 years ago
The squirrels keep him occupied for hours on end, and out of my way.
david_42 over 2 years ago
We have oak trees, therefor we have squirrels.
Bill The Nuke over 2 years ago
We had a cat who was very good at catching squirrels. She’s sit at the base of the tree and chirp back at the squirrels, enticing them to come down to their doom.
Ace 66 over 2 years ago
I had an very old aunt who asked me to go and visit her friend who had a cat problem. Cats were ripping the screens and always trying to get in the house. She had no cat of her own. When I got there, she had about 12 cats in the yard, bowls of food everywhere for them, a shelter set up, and she said “I can’t get rid of them”. I told her to get a dog.
belgarathmth over 2 years ago
I love to watch squirrels in my backyard, and I used to not understand why bird watchers consider them pests. Then I tried putting out a bird feeder to attract more birds to the yard. It turns out, bird seed is very expensive, and squirrels can clean out a feeder of an entire two pound bag in less than a day.
Redd Panda over 2 years ago
Squirrels chewing holes in the trim boards, getting in the house and we’ll see Pearl change her tune.
Queen of America over 2 years ago
If it walks, flies, waddles or hops, we’re probably going to feed it. Birdseed, carrots, lettuce, suet..what are things on Brad and Barbaras’ shopping list?
mistercatworks over 2 years ago
If you feed them, they will come – more and more and more …
rickmac1937 Premium Member over 2 years ago
They’re just rats with tails
e.groves over 2 years ago
I used to feed the squirrels until I saw a rat eating the corn.
prrdh over 2 years ago
Gaslighting can be fun even when no money is involved.
ANIMAL over 2 years ago
Ahhh HA..!!!!!!!!!!!!! – I KNEW it..!!!!!!!!!!!!
jader3rd over 2 years ago
Only Mark Rober is allowed to feed squirrels.
zeexenon over 2 years ago
Personally, I’d prefer mother’s (RIP) home-made brownies with walnut-pieces (which my daughter’s picked out).
timbob2313 Premium Member over 2 years ago
stupid tree rats
CalLadyQED over 2 years ago
This is “benign” gaslighting, no?
susanherr over 2 years ago
I love having squirrels running around in the backyard because they entertain my cats
kab2rb over 2 years ago
That is why so many squirrels, Opal loves to irritate Earl.That is what we do not want to feed squirrels. Some time ago when my mom was a live a squirrel found is way to her attic could hear it move around also built a nest. Brother-in-law found out how it got in and fixed that also go rid of that nest. Became quiet in that attic.
joannesshadow over 2 years ago
Dad once put a bird feeder on a horizontal support cable for the telephone pole in front of our house. Naturally the squirrels would climb the pole and jump onto the feeder. So he did what any sensible person would do: he electrified the perch. When he saw a squirrel there, he would go into the garage and plug it in. One of the critters vaulted to the top of the pole. Eventually they figured out that when Dad moved past the windows to go to the garage, it was time to run. Now picture a grown man ducking under the windows so the squirrels won’t see him!
The Duke over 2 years ago
Easiest way to catch a squirrel? Climb a tree and act like a nut!
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Decades ago my wife loved to feed the squirrels, in fact we would order 50# bags of raw unshelled peanuts from the feed store. Trouble is the next door neighbor had a German Shepard and unfortunately the squirrels would drive the dog crazy. So the neighbor bought live traps and would take the squirrels out of town. He never could keep up with the number of squirrels. They finally moved out of town to a new home on a golf course. We don’t feed the squirrels anymore because we’re snowbirds.
4892624 over 2 years ago
‘Squirrels are just rats with boufant hair styles’ David Letterman.
Robert Nowall Premium Member over 2 years ago
Too much of a nuisance, and it’s MMM-HMM! Brunswick Stew.
Lola85 Premium Member over 2 years ago
I love squirrels, even though one chewed a hole in an outdoor cushion, and several of them have found some of my cacti rather tasty. I’m willing to put up with some of their less-endearing qualities in exchange for the happiness they bring me.
jslabotnik over 2 years ago
Sounds like a win win to me. Squirrels are happy, opal is happy, Earl gets cookies
syzygy47 over 2 years ago
She’s trying to drive Earl NUTS with SQUIRRELS!
Moonkey Premium Member over 2 years ago
I like to watch squirrels, and all ours are different colors. There is now a pure white baby one.
edeloriea14 over 2 years ago
Aw, nuts!
flpmlp over 2 years ago
And they are really fun when they get in your attic!