Do you see a humming bird feeder in this crabapple tree?
No?
Neither do I.
Sunday morning, when Ava and I were having breakfast, we saw a lovely little Goldfinch at the finch feeder. I was looking at the feeder area trying to figure out what was "wrong" with the picture when Ava said that she saw a hummingbird in the front yard earlier.
Then it clicked. Where was the humming bird feeder?
When I put the feeder in the tree a few days earlier, I made sure that it was installed good and tight because I did not want it to be tossed about in the wind. Apparently, my method did not secure the feeder against nocturnal masked bandits, aka raccoons.
I wonder if this heist was carried off by a lone bandit, maybe a mother looking for a quick snack for its kits, or if it were a more elaborate scheme. Either way, I am out a feeder. You can bet your bottom dollar that when I go shopping for a new one, I'll look for one that I can practically weld to the tree :)
Raccoons are a real problem for us. The sneaky pests can strip a peach tree in a single night, usually just before the peaches are ready to pick. They also like to nosh in our pear trees. And let's not even talk about what they do to a corn patch! And now stealing bird feeders? Really?
It's too much and I am out for revenge. So be warned, Masked Invaders, I'm on to you.
Marcheta *putting on her detective hat
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