Bandit Looking For Snacks

oh damn.. these dudes are a menace! but very funny to watch and even more fun to try and outsmart

Yes ... I spend a lot of time trapping them and hauling them away ... and Dad spends his trying to draw them to the house!

we don't have them in the Yukon, but if we did... me thinks they would get lead poisoning ;-)
(I am a cracker shot) before they can do their damage!

My uncle Olin use to hunt them for a living. I've shot a few when they'd nest in the barn. They were kind of hard on the cats.

Nice photo of this cutie, Norm.

Thanks Karen! :-)

Haha, what a lovely capture! They may be a menace, but they are so darn cute!!

Thanks Valerie! I like them better anyplace but mine! :-)

The bandit does look very alert, what a great catch:-)

Many thanks! :-)

Beautiful shot! Amazing wildlife

Thanks Jan! :-)

Lovely shot Norm especially when viewed large! :)

Many thanks Paul! :-)

that's a beautifully taken photo

Many thanks! :-)

Great catch, we had one at our former house (out in the country) and he spent his evenings and nights trying to get into our container of sunflower seeds for the feeders! .. The first time we caught him inside the metal trash container peeking at us over the rim ... it was a battle of wills with the little bugger until Charlie chained and padlocked the top on ... he got to leaving little stones at our back door ... cute little guy but too smart for his own good. (and indeed their are a nuisance) :)

Thanks Chris! :-) Dad likes feeding them, but I could do without the headaches they cause!

I hear you Norm ... we spent a lot of time discouraging their visits. :)

...did he succeed? I'm always too slow for animals. Greets Lutz

He did earlier, but the squirrels beat him to the sunflower seeds on the roof this time!

Great shot of this interesting looking animal.

Thanks Harriet! :-)

Nice timing, fine fellow

Thanks Gillian! :-)

Great shot.

Thanks Don! :-)

Nice shot of this charming bandit.

Thanks Esther! :-)

Belle prise !

Many thanks! :-)

WOW, so nah dran!