Squirrel v jay

For the third time in as many weeks, the squirrel has managed to break the chain on the wire ball peanut feeder so this time we've used some strong cable and have looped it over a branch. The squirrel leaped on it and had a good feed, then a jay started picking up the bits of peanut dropped by the squirrel. Seeing it was all clear, the jay then hopped onto a twig, but the feeder was still swinging from when the squirrel had jumped off. It was very funny watching the jay trying to time it and, when the feeder swung close to his beak, snatching a bit of peanut before it swung away again.

While he was concentrating on perfecting his swing, the squirrel spotted him and made a mad dash to the feeder. It ran at the jay, sending him squawking up to the top of the apple tree. Then, with a pirouette and a stretch, it grasped the feeder in its front paws and recommenced gobbling all the peanuts. Survival of the fittest, eh?