No News is Good News.....Right?

Well......it's been a couple of days now with only a few brief sightings of Snacky.

Red was back, briefly

and, once again, he seemed quite content just nibbling shells off of the railing.

He sure is cute, and I couldn't resist snapping just one more shot.

A new friend showed up

but he was just interested in the suet. 

And I was happy that he was!

I still find it interesting that Snacky has not been attempting to raid the feeders.  I attribute his standoffish behavior to the candy-cane/tail debacle.  

And, unlike his sassy gray cousin........Red is really quite skittish, and if he sees as much as a shadow from the window, he scampers off in a jiffy.

But, there were signs that Snacky was still very much around.   Note the two different sizes of squirrel paw prints. 

Let's face it,  squirrels need to eat, too, and I did go out of my way to try to appease them, if you recall.

Here you see a perfectly good corn cob, posted within easy reach for Snacky and Red.  Yet, neither one of them have expressed the least bit interest in nibbling on it.  Although, Snacky did pop over and sniff it the day I first put it out.

I'll admit it,  I'm a bit dismayed that the woman at the Wild Bird Specialty store insisted that the squirrel would find this tasty.   Obviously, she was wrong.

So, I decided that I should try to do something to make it more enticing.  

I went out and bought an inexpensive bag of sunflower seeds with the idea that I would spread some peanut butter on the cob to help hold the sunflower seeds on the cob.  My thought was that once the squirrels began munching on the seeds, they couldn't help but keep munching into the cob.

So, I set about on my project, braving the cold, peanut butter jar and bag of seeds in my hands.

For the record, peanut butter is not all that easy to spread on a cold cob.  Particular when one is surprised to find the jar nearly empty and must scrape the goods out of the jar.

And, sunflower seeds are not all that easy to stick into cold peanut butter.  But, I did the best that I could manage, considering the limited supply of peanut butter and the extremely cold conditions.

But I was pleased at my idea and headed into the house, eagerly anticipating the reaction that the squirrels would have when they spotted my creation.

Would you like to see the finished product?

Ok, I'll admit that it isn't the most enticing looking creation.  Actually, it kind of looks like a bunch of ants crawling around, doesn't it?

And it has been sitting on my deck since Friday, without even a nibble.

Even the birds don't seem interested in the seeds.  

Apparently cheap seeds don't appease anyone.

 And, let's face it......I obviously do NOT think like a squirrel.