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1. There are elitists amongst us bird feeders.

Tue May 8, 2012, 11:37 AM

May 2012

A dirty little fact that few are aware of.

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Bird feeder snobbery: some people go nuts if a squirrel shows up. [View all] hedgehog May 2012 OP

There are elitists amongst us bird feeders. Kaleva May 2012 #1

If you're mean to the squirrels, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #6

I think it applies to ground hogs as well! hedgehog May 2012 #7

I love bunnies. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #5

Obviously they don't understand the concept of . . . siligut May 2012 #3

heh, then I guess I'm a populist when it comes to bird feeders charlie and algernon May 2012 #4

Good news for the bunnies. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #10

I think you are wrong about one thing quakerboy May 2012 #23

Just to get some other opinions on the matter - hedgehog May 2012 #9

I love squirrels! stuntcat May 2012 #11

I'm a little of both, kinda Bertha Venation May 2012 #12

My daughter had to take down her bird feeder in the city because hedgehog May 2012 #19

We have both mwdem May 2012 #14

A squirrel killed ma corn, thats whats I gets for feedin' 'em. jp11 May 2012 #15

My family's problem with squirrels are Hayabusa May 2012 #17

I like the squirrels better than the birds. Arugula Latte May 2012 #20

4 inch diameter PVC surrounding feeder pole STOPPED our squirrels!! benld74 May 2012 #21

Except for the bears, I'm not Raven May 2012 #22

same here backwoodsbob May 2012 #24

Shoot... when I put food outside for the critters, MadrasT May 2012 #26