>  CS> There is a fine art to it too.  Fresh grease and you make a running
 >  CS> jump at the pole, slide down, and lick your belly and paws.  Later,
 >  CS> when enough has come off, sit on the ground and lick the pole then inch
 >  CS> up, licking as you go.
 > 
 > Smart little critters for sure. :)  Do they manage to get enough grease off
 > the pole so they can reach the feeder?

Never have!  I regrease it fairly often.

 >  CS> Drives the cat insane ;-)
 > 
 > I can see that. :)  My old fat house cat used to watch birds on the lawn
 > and start that teeth chatter thing.  If I let him out he would never catch
 > one, being bowling ball shaped, but man did he want to try!  :)

Daisy isnt exactly svelte!

 >  CS> Naw, they also like the nuts that drop from the backyard neighbor's
 >  CS> tree and the acorns from the one in front.
 > 
 > Storing up for the winter then?  :)

Of course!
            xxcarol
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