When bird feeders become squirrel buffets, and your fence turns into a squirrel speedway, who’s really winning? Discover how a neighborhood turned backyard chaos into unexpected joy.
The neighbors on both sides of my home, one on the east and one on the west, each have huge bird feeders. Their bird feeders are, in reality, squirrel feeders. The squirrels use my fence as a super highway going back-and-forth between the 2 yards. I’ve never seen the squirrels look fatter or healthier. I thought they outsmarted my neighbors. I spoke to one of my neighbors and he told me he enjoys watching the squirrels and he doesn’t mind feeding them. So little do the squirrels know they’re really working for their meal. They’re entertaining an older guy and his wife with their silly antics over fighting who gets to the feeder first. Sounds like a win-win to me. We need more of that in this world.
Questions:
- Are the squirrels freeloading geniuses or just fluffy little entertainers being paid in sunflower seeds?
- Who’s the real boss of your backyard—you, your neighbor, or the chunky squirrel with attitude?
- If a squirrel runs laps on your fence every morning, does that count as shared custody?
