Not everyone who feeds the birds likes the Squirrels. What can ya do about it? Don't take the title of this blog in the wrong sense, as in "beating" is not a physical act at all... just they aren't going anywhere. The backyard is their home, ours is inside. So instead of going crazy trying to keep them out of your feeders; might as well enjoy their antics and set things up out back for them to eat and play with, and...
