Squirrels are invading the yard and trying to take over the suet feeders.  It’s driving the birds crazy especially the wrens that have only recently discovered them. 

     I was sitting at my desk today and heard the pair of wrens raising quite a ruckus outside so I went to the window to see why.  Sitting on a branch above one of the feeders was a very fat squirrel.  I grabbed my coat and went outside.  The wrens continued to scold and gave me a chance to sneak up underneath him.

     I hollered and clapped my hands.  Have you ever seen a squirrel look as though he was having a heart attack?  I swear he clutched his chest.  He shot up the tree, dashed across a branch, leapt onto our roof, and disappeared.  As I walked back into the house, I could hear the wrens and this time they sounded happy.

     I spent the rest of the day checking on the feeders to keep the furry invaders away.