I wasn't kidding four days ago when I posted about my disappearing nectar and nectar feeders. There's a young raccoon and an older one, now both so bold as to steal from my feeders in mid-afternoon. They tilt the feeder and lap at the sweet juice that runs out. This of course ruins it for the hummingbirds, and I must now cook up nectar daily so I can keep my hummers. I watch the feeders all day, holler and throw rocks and potsherds at the thieves and if they are too close for that I play the Siren app, which makes them run.
I know they are terrible, and raccoon have been the reason we gave up on bird feeders, and they fight our outdoor cat for his cat food, and cause a host of damage to our house. But they are so darned cute!
ReplyDeleteI've caught raccoons raiding the bird feeder out at my cabin. They certainly are opportunistic.
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