Our Squirrels

This year for Christmas, Phil got a squirrel feeder from my parents (we both love squirrels). The weather finally was nice enough to hang it on our deck. You fill it with peanuts and the squirrels have to lift up the lid to get at the food. It took them about 24 hours to find the feeder and then another week and a half to figure out how to get the nuts out. They are still a bit leary of it - the lid does not stay up on its own and it scares them when it closes on them or slams shut. Today was the first day they actually had success. They only stick their head/nose in to grab the nut and then run away to eat it. They are hysterical to watch. Here are some photos of the learning process:

Just checking it out...










Nope... not quite!









Peek-a-boo!









Finally!









Enjoying their reward.