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I am catching up here, great post about a mysterious thief! If you were so inclined, you could get a hunter's "trail camera", that would snap a photo of the thief, whenever they show up, because it is motion activated. We once had a deer-feeder, and we wanted to see the deer that were showing up, so we put up one of those cameras, aimed at the feeder. We got hundreds of photos. Turns out, we were feeding a band of 5 or 6 bandits, namely raccoons, who had figured out how to climb up the legs of the feeder and use their little hands to spin the feeder, and get the corn to come out. It was a raccoon all-you-can-eat buffet!! So we gave up on the "deer" feeder at that location.
Those cameras are pretty cheap, probably $40 for a basic one. You might get all kinds of interesting photos, to share on Blogit. Cheers 
posted by
GoldenMean
on July 2, 2018 at 10:51 AM
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Thief!
I had my bright blue marbles and seashells disapearing one year. I would find them all over the deck and lawn.... even in the front of the house and out to the road. I would be weeding across the acres and there I would find a tiny shell. I couldn't figure out what was going on! It turned out I had a thief in blue swooping in and grabbing all he could before flying out. He would drop half of what he took... such a greedy thing. It was a Steller's Jay. 
posted by
geri
on July 1, 2018 at 9:15 AM
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Kabu - Such a great post ...
This is such a classically wonderful post. dear Kabu. I just loved reading it. No, your marbles are still intact! But you do have a thief around. It's nice to care about the bees. We gave so many this year it is near the danger point, I fear. Hope you catch the culprit.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on June 30, 2018 at 7:37 PM
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i enjoyed this post soooo much, and laughing all the while. have a great day you made mine.
posted by
overtherainbow
on June 30, 2018 at 2:28 PM
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I had a hummingbird feeder. I have spread food powder around the garden for the good bugs such as ladybugs love.
posted by
BC-A
on June 30, 2018 at 1:25 PM
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Use super glue "Thick" put a glob on each piece as you put them in. Or put the dish up off the ground so the chip monks can't get them...the bees will still go to the water.
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on June 30, 2018 at 12:59 PM
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What an interesting thing. One never knows what will happen in nature.
posted by
TAPS.
on June 30, 2018 at 12:11 PM
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ha a mystery eh?
posted by
Carolyn_Moe
on June 30, 2018 at 10:58 AM
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Perchance there is a magpie. OR ,listen for the thief who rattles. I bet I could have won them from you . Not really hygienic we used to play rolling them down the street gutters.
posted by
C_C_T
on June 30, 2018 at 10:04 AM
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Yes, I imagine someone is crowing over a grand collection of shinies! A dish of pebbles might have more staying power?
posted by
Ciel
on June 30, 2018 at 10:01 AM
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Well, now that's quite the mystery. Maybe those pesky gnomes
wanted to try a bit of lawn bowling. Or, more likely you're right - it's crows.
posted by
Pat_B
on June 30, 2018 at 9:56 AM
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