The feeders are usually emptied, and the suet taken down before dark to avoid problems with the bears, skunks and raccoons. Friday night I was gone from 6 to 9 PM, and that's when a bear came to visit. The least he could do was show up while I'm available with a camera. My neighbor saw him to confirm that it was a bear.
BearAttackedTheSnackShack-8544 by sjc from vt, on Flickr
BearAttackedTheSnackShack-8545 by sjc from vt, on FlickrThe feeder is about 6 feet high. He tore all four sides off of the bottom that holds the seeds, and the top, without taking down the whole feeder. Here are two shots of what the feeder looked like just before the bear arrived.
Hard to believe I can take photos through that dirty window!
SquirrelOnTheSnackShackBeforeTheBearToreItApart-8503 by sjc from vt, on FlickrMy kitten watching a squirrel.
HopeAndSquirrel_TimeToWashTheWindows_WM-6733 by sjc from vt, on FlickrAnd because this is a bird forum...here's some Red Winged Blackbirds!
RedWingedBlackbird_Male_WM-6680 by sjc from vt, on Flickr
RedWingedBlackbird_MaleInChristmasTree-6698 by sjc from vt, on FlickrJust before he took flight...
RedwingedBlackbirdOnSunflowerStalk-8521 by sjc from vt, on FlickrTaking flight...The white spots are snow flurries.
RedWingedBlackbirdTakesFlight_WM-8522 by sjc from vt, on Flickr
