Caught in the act!

[wraithfodder]

Now I knew the squirrels and chipmunks dined regularly at the bird feeder - heck, they're waiting on the patio every morning for me to refill the feeder, but tonight I caught this litlte guy (gal?) helping itself to the feed.

 

THIS is probably the critter that keeps trashing the garbage cans but it's so cute I can't throw rocks at it. Flashlights scare it off anyway.

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[nialla]

I used to have raccoons that would sneak into the garage via the cat door at night to eat any leftovers out of the cat's dish.

When I got wise to that, I made sure no food was out at night. So then they started popping the lid off the five gallon container I kept the food in. I even went so far as to put it upside down, so they couldn't get a claw hold on the lid. No problem! Just push the whole container off the table and have the food splash all over the floor for an all you can eat buffet. [facepalm]

During this little war, I would often turn the light on to chase it (or them) out, and I got Evil Looks that I was disturbing the late night snack time. Reminded me of this picture a few times though.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

They're smart critters. This one is small. I dread if it turns into one of those 40 pounds. My garbage cans will not withstand an assault then.