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Joe Love,
thanks! But OMG, now I have two guys bugging me to post more! Up to now it's just been Wiley, who keeps sending these weird aliens after me...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 1, 2007 at 6:45 AM
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Passion
yeah, I wonder if these guys ever conducted any field tests with this thing...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 1, 2007 at 6:41 AM
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Whinge,
hhhmmmm...what a nice big smoooch...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 1, 2007 at 6:38 AM
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Frampton
you have no squirrels? That's amazing! Just put up a bird feeder, they'll come...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 1, 2007 at 6:37 AM
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Happy New Years to you, too, Naut. . , and, oh, by the way. . ,
you haven't written in 4 days!
posted by
Joe_Love
on December 31, 2006 at 6:17 PM
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How funny! It's not only squirrel proof -
It's also Bird Proof....duh.
posted by
Passionflower
on December 31, 2006 at 1:59 PM
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Happy New Year Naut.
Big New Year's kiss for you too.
posted by
CringeintheUSA
on December 31, 2006 at 12:34 PM
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Naut...
I would love to set up squirrel feeders here at home, but they have not been near my place since the Christmas ice storm of 2004.
Hey, Happy New Year!
posted by
bwFrampton
on December 31, 2006 at 12:07 PM
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LOL Muser
Thanks for the limerick! Much appreciated, even if we have to agree to disagree on squirrels! Actually, I was LMAO when I read your first comment - is there a history or possibly even a story behind your dislike for the little critters?
posted by
Nautikos
on December 31, 2006 at 7:29 AM
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Naut...a little gift for you to show my appreciation for all the good reads
There's among us a writer named Nautikos
who at seed filching squirrels' will not cuss
but I predict that will change
when Naut's demeanor they derange
when at the feeders they demand charlotte russe
posted by
muser
on December 30, 2006 at 8:50 PM
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Naut...give those evil rodents some more time. If they can't chew their way
in, I will bet you five bucks they'll start swinging on it, shaking it, batting it, etc. until the birdseed spills on the ground where they will stuff it into their greedy fat cheeks! YES, I do not like squirrels...they are just rats with fluffy tails. Great post, very funny!
posted by
muser
on December 30, 2006 at 6:54 PM
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Top o' the morning to you too, Corbin!
I have stocked up on my supply, and shall take another stab at making that fruit cake of yours...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 30, 2006 at 8:57 AM
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Good Morning, Naut.....
Getting ready for New Years?
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on December 30, 2006 at 8:24 AM
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OFFBEATS
well, they seem to
think it's a cage! But I don't quite get the last part of your comment...care to elaborate?
posted by
Nautikos
on December 29, 2006 at 7:25 PM
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Naut
Well I guess the birds aren't stupid then...they see a trap and aren't falling for it! What a jip~BTW..National Geographic was my first expose to the naked body..after that it was pretty much my best friend's Dad's top drawer. He kept the real thing in there.
posted by
Offy
on December 29, 2006 at 6:25 PM
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I did forget about the squirrels, so my ploy mightn't work.
I had some sort of finch camp out on my wing mirror wooing himself & crapping merrily down the door of my car for six months, even when the engine started, he was reluctant to be parted from himself.
Talk about mutual admiration society! Feather brained Narcissus.
posted by
CringeintheUSA
on December 29, 2006 at 6:23 PM
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Whinge
since the 'thing' is still going to be with us until after the New Year, I might try a few 'things', including your suggestions, but I am highly sceptical...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 29, 2006 at 6:18 PM
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Well Naut, I think that after the last couple of months with all the
illnesses & sleepless nights, that my toddler days after this one will be over too.
Much as I'd wanted to have another sprog (a boy), I think my eggs are scrambling in terror.
Maybe the birds coming to your yard are just super smart. Or maybe you could try a few of those seeded bars and stick them out through the openings to tempt them, or even hang smaller traditional bird feeders/seed dispensers off it to get them to explore it a little. Guarantee you, some of the little chirpers will get quite territorial over it given half the chance.
posted by
CringeintheUSA
on December 29, 2006 at 1:14 PM
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Whinge,
That's the best idea yet! Unfortunately I am no longer in the toddler business...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 29, 2006 at 1:05 PM
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Pat B
No bird feeders allowed
by law?
In the the Land of the
Free? Have you ever considered starting another revolution? And what's wrong with that very friendly and useful animal, the skunk, as long as you let it go about its business, that is?
posted by
Nautikos
on December 29, 2006 at 1:03 PM
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TAPS
worms? What colour tie would you recommend?
posted by
Nautikos
on December 29, 2006 at 12:54 PM
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Wiley,
you
do have a point! Then again, cute as Maroc is, I am extremely reluctant to accept any advice regarding birds from a cat...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 29, 2006 at 12:51 PM
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Julia,
you could be right! Especially at Chrristmas the milk of avian kindness might be flowing more freely than it usually does...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 29, 2006 at 12:49 PM
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I might take it from you, looks like a good toddler trap, thinking I'll
stick a chocolate bar in the middle & she'll spend ages trying to fish it out while I enjoy a cup of coffee.
posted by
CringeintheUSA
on December 29, 2006 at 12:48 PM
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Joe Love,
LOL, I must confess that it did occur to me that I might be the first guy in the neighbourhood with a
functioning suirrel-proof bird feeder...But I
would have given out the number to the other guys...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 29, 2006 at 12:47 PM
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Nana,
well yes, I guess it is, though the birds might not agree...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 29, 2006 at 12:43 PM
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Nice photos, thanks for the warning about the bird repeller.
I can't put up a bird feeder here in Quietown anyway, our venerable city fathers passed an ordinance banning them because the spillage attracts skunks. Seems they had 70 calls over the past year about the striped invaders, along with sundry rats, possums, and other critters. But my back hard has a high fence, so...
posted by
Pat_B
on December 29, 2006 at 8:10 AM
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Nautikos
But, its so cute. Surely you can find some way to entice the birdies. Maybe you could tie worms to it to bring the robins in the spring. LOL
posted by
TAPS.
on December 28, 2006 at 11:37 PM
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Nautikos
Well man, it's made for the skinny birds up north here. You got all the fat well fed birdies in the south. Why, I'll just betcha if you put the right feed in it, like hmmmmmmm, sunflower seeds but the little ones, 1111111111111111, Maroc thinks so too.
posted by
WileyJohn
on December 28, 2006 at 6:46 PM
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LMAO--
maybe the squirrels made all the birds feel guilty, and they can't find it in them to eat the food when those "poor" squirrels are starving. hehe.
posted by
Julia.
on December 28, 2006 at 4:24 PM
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Nautikos
THAT is sooo funny. Here you were thinking you were being "all that thera" by purchasing a very cool squirrel-proof bird whatever-it-is-supposed-to-be, and it turned out to be a bird repeller. Too funny. I can imagine you bobbing your head in satisfaction as you stood by your kitchen window, peering out at the newly hung feeder. I'm sure you were thinking. . , "Oh, my birdfeeder is going to be the envy of the neighborhood!" LOLOLOL
"Where'd I get it? Well, Paul. I ordered it from National Geographic. I wish I had the advertisement, I'd give you the number. (sigh) But, I seem to have lost it."
LOLOLOL
posted by
Joe_Love
on December 28, 2006 at 4:19 PM
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Naut
funny story!!!
posted by
Nanaroo
on December 28, 2006 at 4:16 PM
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bel,
yes, it is. Of course, I'll get over it - there's still a lot of Christmas cheer in the cabinet...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 28, 2006 at 4:14 PM
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Tanga,
indeed, it's not the first time. But to be disappointed by an iconic institution like National Geographic is a low blow for a Nort American...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 28, 2006 at 4:12 PM
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Jane,
I guess you remember my claustrophobia post...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 28, 2006 at 4:10 PM
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Aw Naut
how disappointing!
posted by
bel_1965
on December 28, 2006 at 3:50 PM
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Ha! Ha!
Sorry, had to laugh. How many times do we buy something and it does not work at all as advertised?
posted by
Tanga
on December 28, 2006 at 12:51 AM
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Great post, Nautikos. I'm sorry for your disappointment, but
can certainly appreciate any self respecting bird's opinion. Imagine being caught in a cage only to have the door slam shut . . . .
posted by
JanesOpinion
on December 27, 2006 at 7:03 PM
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Thanks, afzal.
posted by
Nautikos
on December 27, 2006 at 1:09 PM
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Nice post.
posted by
afzal50
on December 27, 2006 at 9:57 AM
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Well, Corbin,
I'll take another stab at making that fruitcake, as part of my ornithological research, and give the 'thing' another chance...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 27, 2006 at 6:19 AM
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SO....do you think NG photoshopped the picture? Or hired a trained bird company for the shoot?
Have you tried a chunk or two of fruitcake wedged in like suet?
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on December 27, 2006 at 6:05 AM
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