Back in early spring when food was hard to come by for all our feathered and furry friends the local squirrel (or one of them) was as is usual helping himself to the birsds nuts and it seems they were having some difficulty getting to the nuts inside.
Squirrel on bird feeder – Copyright Simon Farnell
This was evident from the way the wire on the feeder had been bent, I assume by his teeth in order to get an opening so that nutkin could get inside. One day was different however, the feeder was gone, nowhere to be seen. At the time I left it, imaginging he had taken it away so he could get a plasma cutter onto it or something… That started the idea for a bit of a cartoon.
Move ona few months and with a bit of time I created this…
The Squirrel Cage Cutter – Copyright Simon Farnell
I did find the bird feeder – just in case you were curious.
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LOL! We have a similar bird feeder and a similar squirrel, so intelligent! Ours has figured out how to knock the whole thing down, and then enjoys the bounty on the ground!
I LOVE the cartoon and your imagination!! I also love the photography. Hopefully you find your feeder and the sneaky little jerk leaves it alone 😂😅
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Thank you so much… I love a quirky little cartoon.
Oh I found the feeder and that pesky squirrel will almost certainly be back lol
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LOL
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If you can’t break the safe open quickly, steal the whole safe and open it at your leisure later.
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Exactly!
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LOL! We have a similar bird feeder and a similar squirrel, so intelligent! Ours has figured out how to knock the whole thing down, and then enjoys the bounty on the ground!
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I’ve seen that too, they’re clever rascals!
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Oh that is cute, lol
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Thank you 🙂
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I bet it was empty.
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No actually I think that’s why he couldn’t carry it lol
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Oh… I see… lol
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Yeah… He just carted it up the garden 🤣
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What a determination… haha.
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Yeah it can’t have been easy
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I bet!
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That’s a great photo (look at the acrobatics!) and a fun story/ drawing.
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Thank you – they are so acrobatic
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