Julie Versus the Squirrel

Finally having refilled my bird feeder, I now am contending with a persistent squirrel who gradually has become accustomed our scare tactics. It now sneers when we bang on the kitchen window, snap a dish towel in its direction, and open the window.

However, General Tom came up with the perfect weapon of war.


The feeder is just close enough to the window that I can zap the squirrel with a good shot of water when it hesitates as it did yesterday ... it was so surprised it fell of the feeder and didn't stick around to scold me from a safe distance as is usual. Now, if the birds will just gain the confidence that squirrel was so well endowed with...