Ardent readers of this blog - if there are any - will know about our tree house for small birds. It has been in place for some months but there have been no takers. Furthermore, some hooligan squirrels have been abusing it by sitting upright on the roof with their backs to the tree trunk, chewing chestnuts and dropping bits all over it.
What is worse this cheekie chappy decided to preen him/herself by draping on the roof in this vulgar way.
Measures had to be taken to forbid this frightening and vandalistic action and so the property has been extended with a patented ski slope roof extension. Hopefully little birds and bigger bird lovers will strongly approve. And we will get a taker for the property.
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Funnily enough, Diana's mum was just relating to us on Sunday how she planted about 100 bulbs in her back yard last year - only for squirrels to snaffle the whole lot. She didn't bother this year but apparently they're now turning over the same ground on the off-chance of more food!
We have lost bulbs too, and the Guardian yesterday had articles and letters about grey squirrels leading to the extinction of red ones in the UK, and stripping bark off trees as part of their mating ritual(???) leading to tree depradation. Some people regard them as tree rats. Most of the time their abundant energy and exciting acrobatics entertain us, but they can be a pain at times.
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