Sneaky Has Changed

It's been a LONG time since I've reported on Sneaky, our resident squirrel known for his clever antics.  To be quite frank, I honestly thought that Sneaky was history due to a recent deck renovation that includes some very slippery rails along with a new pole to hold the bird feeders.

But today, I was quite taken by surprise, when I was in the kitchen, and flashes of blue caught my eye.

Imagine my surprise when I spied Sneaky actually being quite Savage, attempting to steal the food right from under my resident blue bird!

Let me just say from the start, that it isn't easy capturing footage of a fast moving bluebird swooping down on a squirrel in an attempt to scare him from the feeder, but I did manage to snap a couple of photos that will give you the general idea:

Normally, the feeder hangs vertically,  but Mr. Bluebird has just taken a strike at Sneaky

and if you look closely, you can see some blue just below his arm

right before Sneaky decided that he perhaps he should escape

The next thing I knew, Mr. Blue was sitting on  the pole, looking around, as if to say, "You aren't messing with me you smart-alec, stealing squirrel!"

But I'm not so sure that Sneaky is taking the hint.

I don't know about you.....but doesn't he look a bit smug?

Or, perhaps he has turned into Super Squirrel!  After all, he managed to climb up a slippery pole, and maneuver along the slinky coils in order to reach the feeder.

I'll know for sure if I can spot a large "S" on his chest.....but spying that might be a bit tricky!

I'll be sure to keep you posted!