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Re: Squirrel baffel question



aw c'mon, Fred. you know you gotta shoot 'em first.

(note to self...skip Fred's wild game recipes.)

still a fair number of Ruby-throated rascals in the area.

and 321 swifts stuffed themselves into the chimney here Sun. nite. cool,
amazing...and wierd. now i feel like i should tiptoe around inside the house
after dark...

;-)



gary phillips
conway, sc
sunset zone 31

"...where is the person, I ask, who, on observing this glittering fragment
of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and turn his mind with
reverence..." (J.J. Audubon)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Houk" <fred@counterculturecoffee.com>
To: "gary" <walela@sccoast.net>; "Steve Compton" <scompton@sc.rr.com>;
"Susan Campbell" <ncaves@utinet.net>; "Carolina Birds"
<carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: Squirrel baffel question


> It's hard to cook the little guys.  They keep jumping out of the pot,
> even if you can lure them in there with liquor.
>
> Fred Houk
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "gary" <walela@sccoast.net>
> To: "Steve Compton" <scompton@sc.rr.com>; "Susan Campbell"
> <ncaves@utinet.net>; "Carolina Birds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 6:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Squirrel baffel question
>
>
> > gray squirrels are ok, if they're properly cooked.
> >
> > ;-)
> >
> > gary phillips
> > conway, sc
> > sunset zone 31
> >
> > "...where is the person, I ask, who, on observing this glittering
> fragment
> > of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and turn his mind with
> > reverence..." (J.J. Audubon)
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Compton" <scompton@sc.rr.com>
> > To: "Susan Campbell" <ncaves@utinet.net>; "Carolina Birds"
> > <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 5:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: Squirrel baffel question
> >
> >
> > > Dear energetic squirrel bafflers:
> > >
> > > OR, why don't we just acknowledge the squirrel's place in the world
> of
> > > artifical feeding and designate our seed and suet buffet tables as
> "Bird
> > and
> > > squirrel feeders"? The recent postings exaust me just reading about
> the
> > > elaborate efforts to balance the effects of our seed and fat
> offerings.
> > > I think the CBC ought to be FOR nature as much as possible. What's
> wrong
> > > with the squirrels taking part?
> > > Of course, if you want to gussy up your trees and erect
> > > feeders that look like the Soyuez, I guess it does no harm.
> > > The harm, if any, is in the concentration of feed in one spot
> without
> > regard
> > > to the seasonal hardening that would naturally occur when bird and
> rodent
> > > (pardon me, squirrel) have to learn to endure the lean months.
> > > By the way, I just returned from 6 days in the U.K. where
> > > I saw very few feeders in "gardens". Do we have more feeders here?
> > >
> > > Just wondering,
> > > Steve Compton
> > > Summerville,SC
> > > scompton@sc.rr.com
> > >
> > > PS: Anyone interested in my UK bird list,
> > > respond privately.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Susan Campbell" <ncaves@utinet.net>
> > > To: "Carolina Birds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
> > > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 8:40 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Squirrel baffel question
> > >
> > >
> > > > David and All--
> > > >
> > > > I think you might just want to try an upside down suet feeder.
> There is
> > a
> > > > really good one out by Rubicon International (Sinking Springs,
> PA).   I
> > > > purchased this spring when the grackles and crows were eating me
> out of
> > > > house and home.  It is designed such that the squirrels cannot get
> > around
> > > > the roof to get to the cake underneath.  Wild Bird Centers and
> Wild
> > Birds
> > > > Unlimited have them but I bought mine form the Morgan's bird store
> out
> > in
> > > > Nags Head.  Other pluses of this feeder include easy access for
> filling,
> > > the
> > > > suet being protected from rain (so very handy this summer)and that
> it is
> > > > made out of very durable recycled materials.  It is pretty
> inexpensive
> > > > (about $15) and will no doubt last a very long time.
> > > >
> > > > Mine is hung in a spot that squirrels could get to and they have
> > > > tried --very unsuccessfully.  But my yard birds figured it out
> right
> > away.
> > > > The catbirds were the first--they proceeded to use a new
> > approach--jumping
> > > > up and hovering to get a mouthful.
> > > >
> > > > Good luck!
> > > >
> > > > Susan Campbell
> > > > Whispering Pines, NC
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>