More Squirrels

I rebuilt the support structure for holding the squirrel’s corn a few days ago.  I made a new pole to support the corn hanger out of 4” PVC.   It is now very difficult to climb.  Some squirrels climb it while other squirrels leap from the ground, grab  the corn and then pull themselves up to the bar supporting the corn.  Once one is up on the top and having their corn feast no other squirrels try to get up.  Prior to this, when the top was not so hard to get to, there were always changes in the “top squirrel”.   A squirrel would hold the top position for maybe 5-10 minutes and another would go up and challenge the top squirrel, sometimes displacing it.  Now, once on top the top squirrel has no challengers.  The top has become an unassailable position and none of the rest of the squirrels even attempt to claim it when it is already occupied.  I should add that the top squirrel drops a lot of left over corn after the nutrious kernel is eaten.  The squirrels on the ground seem to content themselves with the droppings.


The more I watch my squirrels the more I ask myself -- “What can I learn from these squirrels?”

Take care and try to stay on the top bar!