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Outwitting Squirrels
Outwitting Squirrels: 101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce Dramatically the Egregious Misappropriation of Seed from Your Birdf | Bill Adler
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Bird-loving Americans share a common problem: squirrels! These fast, greedy, incredibly crafty, fluffy-tailed rodents pillage birdfeeders before owners very eyes. For 25 years, Outwitting Squirrels has been leading the charge to help bird lovers defend their feeders. This classic defense manual for the besieged birder has been fully updated to deal with the more tech-savvy twenty-first-century squirrel. It provides 101 cunning strategies, both serious and hilarious, for outsmarting these furry, but not so cute, creatures. Adler discusses the different bird personalities and the best seed to attract them. He rates birdfeeders based upon how squirrel-proof, or squirrel-vexing, they are and discusses creative antisquirrel structures and devices. Spooker poles, Perrier bottles, baffled fishing line, Teflon spray, Vaseline, water bombs, cayenne pepper, and Nixalitethe author has tried them all, and here he regales intrepid bird feeders with his squirrel-thwarting adventures and misadventures.
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DAB
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Our building has had a few unwanted library patrons. Looked out the window saw this one in a tree. I hope its not the one we let go a couple months ago.

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squirrelbrain
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Thanks for the lovely gift @jenniferw88 - it looks very funny and I‘m sure will cheer us up! I have to confess though we‘ve just put up a squirrel feeder in the garden so we want to keep them not get rid of them! 🐿🤣 I would imagine they‘re quite difficult to get rid of as well....

Thanks for your lovely note too and the chocolate - love the squirrel stickers! 😘

jenniferw88 yes, well the stickers may have been bought with you in mind lol! :-)
Glad it's arrived safely - enjoy everything.
5y
squirrelbrain Bless you Jenny - even getting the perfect stickers! @jenniferw88 5y
Cathythoughts ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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jenniferw88
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@squirrelbrain so sorry to hear your news - hope this makes you smile! 😂

squirrelbrain It really did @jenniferw88 - thank you! ❤️ 5y
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jenniferw88
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No book as such for #ayupaugust this time, as although I was not #downinthewoods, I did see this little guy after sending @squirrelbrain 's parcel! @Cinfhen

squirrelbrain How funny that you saw a squirrel 🐿 today! 😁 5y
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jenniferw88

So excited! The last thing for @squirrelbrain 's birthday has arrived - Helen I'll be posting tomorrow so expect it Tuesday/Wednesday next week. Posting early as I'll be away when it's your actual birthday. 😊😊😊🐿🐿🐿😘😘😘

TrishB I too will be away so thank you for timely reminder 😁😁 5y
squirrelbrain Have you seen what happens to a squirrel‘s tail when it does a happy dance?! @jenniferw88 @TrishB You‘re both very sweet! 😘🐿 5y
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Gina
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I want this book for the simple fact of that picture with the mustachioed squirrel. That is gold.

MayJasper 😂😂😂 they are clever! 5y
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jesseastin
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I considered walking outside, but opted for the gym when I realized how cold and blustery the wind was while filling up the “squirrel feeder” with sunflower seeds in an attempt to keep those fuzzy bandits off the other bird feeders. #litsywalkers

Kaye 👍🏼🌟 6y
DarcysMom Good job! 😁 6y
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Libby1
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Poor Keith.

😂🐿 (I know it‘s a chipmunk but I don‘t seem to have a squirrel emoji.)

From a friend‘s Facebook page.

britt_brooke 😆😆😆 6y
Samplergal That‘s hysterical! 6y
TheBookbabeblog84 I‘m dying lol 6y
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TheBookbabeblog84 I have to share this with my book group lol 6y
tpixie Lol!! 😊😆😝😂🤣🤪 6y
Caroline2 That‘s brilliant!!! 😂 6y
TheSpineView That is a good one!🤣 6y
Izai.Amorim What is the assumption here, that skirels can't read or that they can't talk? 😂 6y
tammysue Lol!! 🤣 6y
Ddzmini Omg 🤣🤣🤣🐿🍔🍟🥤 6y
Libby1 I‘m glad this made you laugh, @britt_brooke , @Samplergal , @TheBookbabeblog84 , @tpixie , @Caroline2 , @TheSpineView , @Izai.Amorim , @whatshesreadingnow , @Ddzmini ! I hope you all have a great weekend! ❤️🐿❤️📚❤️🥪 6y
Caroline2 I‘m still laughing about this! 😂 I reallly wanna drop a book in so I can shout, “Not a squirrel!!!” 😆 6y
Libby1 @Caroline2 - 😂😂😂 6y
squirrelbrain That‘s hilarious @jenniferw88 🤣🤣! 5y
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JoeStalksBeck
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I have an entire video of this squirrel messing with Dewey. Lmao! #catsoflitsy

Lcsmcat 😻 Who‘s messing with whom, though? 7y
AmandaL 😂 7y
JoeStalksBeck @Lcsmcat oh that squirrel is having a ball! He‘s been out there for about 20 minutes 7y
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JoeStalksBeck @amandaL ❤️❤️❤️😂 7y
Susanita There was a squirrel on the patio a few weeks ago, and my cat nearly lost his mind. 7y
Owlizabeth Oh goodness, my dog would go insane. 7y
Tamra Great entertainment for all involved! 😂😂 7y
Lwiesman Too funny!!! 7y
Captivatedbybooks My poor Wendy is going going crazy cause i wont let her chase the biridies she hears outside 7y
Cathythoughts Ooohhhhh, how sweet. Nature is nature ❤️ 7y
JoeStalksBeck @Susanita @Owlizabeth @Tamra @Lwiesman @Captivatedbybooks @Cathythoughts lol! That squirrel would eat him to pieces but he has fun playing and I guess they do to! 7y
[DELETED] 206653737 That‘s awesome!!! Brave squirrel! 7y
JoeStalksBeck @bookish22 lol! I‘m not sure what he‘s thinking 7y
JazzFeathers 😍😍😍 7y
LeahBergen 😂😂 7y
Soubhiville Oh my gosh! My cats and dogs would have gone crazy! How funny! 7y
TNbookworm 😸😸 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this!!! ❤️ 7y
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Balibee146
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I nearly want to read this..... Foxes keep digging water holes in our garden!

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LauraJ
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Dear @Liberty ...have you considered getting one of these for the critters in your yard? Belated birthday present, perhaps?

Now, back to your regularly scheduled bookish awesomeness.

Liberty AHAHAHAHA 7y
Tanzy13 🐿 7y
MaleficentBookDragon I ❤️ this sooooo much. 🤣😹 7y
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Chrys
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Multiple sources, including this book, said squirrels do not like thistle seed. Apparently this squirrel did not get the memo. The birds don't seem to mind though, they prefer the dog's food 🙄

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