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A Birdhouse Renovated

Many birdhouses seen In the different shape On a backyard fence In different colors The squirrel is searching For a place to nest One squirrel chased a bird From the fenced birdhouse The squirrel ate the eggs A mother bird laid Then when shew was done The squirr4el got busy She enlarged the hole She made it bigger Then the squirrel decided To make another Entrance to the house She chewed a hole Now for the side door Making it larger

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Emilia James

Date: 8/28/2024 2:09:00 AM

Nature can seem unfair and cruel to us and I do feel for that poor bird. Squirrels are quiet destructive. I use a water pistol to deter cats away from birds or fledglings they have their eye on...seems to work but have not tried it on a squirrel. I do like squirrels too. Emilia : )

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/28/2024 10:30:00 AM

So now Emilia I do not trust squirrels. they get their nuts from somewhere else now. Yes squirrels do go to the birdfeeders I dislkie it when the squirrel chases the mother bird away from the house, then eats the eggs that are there to be laid. /DaRLENE/

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/28/2024 10:23:00 AM

Hello Emilia, Yes nature can be unfair at times. Oh yes squirrels are destructive. last year the deck got chewed up by a squirrel. Because I did not feed it peanuts. In the spring the squirrel chewed a hole for a door in a birdhouse. that squirrel made two big holes. I like squirrels to not ass much as I use to.

Valsa George

Date: 8/9/2024 9:40:00 AM

An engrossing but sad story. I feel sorry for the bird whose eggs were eaten by the squirrel. Well narrated, dear Darlene.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/9/2024 10:24:00 AM

Hello Valsa, I feel sorry for the bird to. I never knew the squirrel could be so nasty. thank you for this lovely comment. Hugs. /,Darlene/

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 8/1/2024 2:07:00 PM

Darlene, I love this charming poem's title. Squirrels can be so industrious. Too bad about the bird and her eggs, though. Blessings. :)

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/1/2024 3:50:00 PM

Hello Evelyn, Oh yes the squirrel chewed a hole on the birdhouse. the4n made3 another opening on the side. Chased the mother bird out. leaving the eggs which the squirrel ate. Chewed the deck because i did not feed them any more. blessings my cfriend. BHugs. Darlene/

Panagiota Romios

Date: 7/28/2024 10:17:00 AM

This reminds me of living my life in Chicago suburbs,, the town was smalll and growing, huge ttrees. Oaks, evergreeens, birds and sqirrels, Thank you,,, Hugs, Pangiie xxxxx

Panagiota Romios
Date: 7/28/2024 10:59:00 AM

Yes indeed, allow me to fav this! For you lit sparks of ideas within me . Thank you, Darlene. Pangie.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 7/28/2024 10:51:00 AM

Hello Panagiota, Your welcome for this memory that this poem gave to you. Hugs. /Darlene/xxx

Jan Allison

Date: 7/26/2024 4:51:00 PM

makes me so glad we don't have squirrels on our Island, they did talk of introducing them but it would devastate the existing wildlife. hugs jan xx

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 7/26/2024 5:27:00 PM

Hello Jan, You are lucky to not have the squirrels. They are destructive they chewed the deck. Then they chewed a larger hole on a birdhouse. making a second doorway. Hugs. Darlene/ thank hyou for the comment. Hugs.

Maria Fernandez-Garcia

Date: 7/23/2024 1:34:00 PM

Naughty squirrel, chasing the birds and robbing their house. Poor birds. You described very well that situation, which is sad but it's nature. Ones survive destroying others. I enjoyed a lot this little story. My dear friend, have a lovely afternoon. Hugs/María

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 7/26/2024 5:29:00 PM

helloo Maria, yes naughty squirrels. That birdhouse is gone now. Yes it ids nature. Hugs. my friend. Enjoy your evening. Hugs. Darlene/

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 7/21/2024 8:41:00 AM

Poor mother bird, no chance for her fledglings to survive, best to relocate. Naughty squirrel! In a part of England where we stayed with cousins for a couple of days, squirrels had overrun their suburb and were a huge pest, as well as foxes. But i do love looking at foxes they are very cute! Hugs and love, Jennifer.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 7/21/2024 9:11:00 AM

Hello Jennifer. Squirrels also chew birdhouses for an extra door. I have seen it. That birdhouse came down. yes squirrels are naughty. They are a pest at times. Enjoy your day my friend. Hugs. /Darlene/

Nette Onclaud

Date: 7/20/2024 1:31:00 AM

loving your little story with charmed images. ..i enjoyed your bird scenes, darlene !

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 7/20/2024 5:34:00 AM

Hello Nette, Hi! So nice to see you here. Thank you for the lovely comment. Hugs. /Darlene/

David Crandall

Date: 7/19/2024 3:11:00 PM

Hi Darlene, nice poem. Once I bought a bird feeder, but the squirrels ate all the food, so I strung the feeder on a thin string, but the squirrels chewed the string, so the feeder fell, and the squirrels still ate the food!

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 7/20/2024 5:40:00 AM

Hello David, Those squirrels will eat anything. I am not surprised that the squirrel ate the birdseeds. I saw a squirrel chew a hole in a birdhouse to make an opening on the side of the birdhouse. the squir43l laid her eggs and brought up her babies there. They also chewed upp the deck if y0u dod not feed them. also climb up the screen door for attention to be fed. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/

Alkas Poetry

Date: 7/19/2024 1:38:00 AM

DEAR Darlene, How can we judge: right ir wrong, nature WAY... WELL penned my dearest, God Bless YOU, kisses AND hugs, ALKAS

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 7/19/2024 4:08:00 AM

Tee is right or wrong. Tis is nature So the squirrel di wrong to eat the eggs of the bird, then chase the squirel out from the home. this is nature. Enjoy your day my friend. xx

Joe Dimino

Date: 7/15/2024 4:22:00 PM

Yep, squirrel is a squatter. One would think there is enough real estate for all in the wild, but not for this furry little thief. Got to love them anyway. Lovely poem Darlene.

Joe Dimino
Date: 7/17/2024 11:00:00 PM

Yes, I hear you. I will never understand the wisdom behind such cruelty. Plenty seeds, nuts etc. for squirrel to eat. I hate to kill anything, even try to shoo crickets out of the house before the cat gets them. Becoming a real softy in my old age.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 7/15/2024 4:31:00 PM

Hello Joe DiMino, It upset me that the squirrel ate the eggs of the mother birds. it upsets me that the squirrel chased the mother bird from her home. I guess that is nature. yet it is still un fair. Enjoy your evening my friend. /Darlene/

Dennis Spilchuk

Date: 7/15/2024 7:53:00 AM

Birdhouses in some areas are a very precious commodity for certain species, and there are many friendly ways to squirrel proof them. Haphazardly setting up birdhouses just to have the eggs destroyed or eaten is not nice. Just a thought. Take care.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 7/15/2024 11:05:00 AM

Hello Dennis, Yes i agree it was not nice of the squirrel to chew the birdhouse and eat he eggs. A very mean thing to do. A good thought Dennis. My friend. /Darlene/