Squirrels

We've been fighting a losing battle with the neighborhood squirrels again this winter. I made a little peanut butter pine cone treat for the chickadees last weekend. It was a huge hit, until... (cue the Jaws soundtrack)

...Squirrel Enemy #1 popped up over the fence, surely sensing the presence of new food.

It was only a matter of time before he figured out how to grab the pine cone, cut the string, and run away with his prize. It was my best pine cone, too.