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Squirrels are creatures worth adoring. They are famous for their eating habits and agility. Being at the bottom of food chain, agility is something they really need. You are likely to come across those adorable creatures if you have luxury homes or luxury real estate in some deserted place. Normally, they do not come near human dwellings and are never willing to leave their own territory. Besides agility, squirrels are also quite active throughout the year.

They do not appear tough at first glance, but are quite capable of thriving in harsh climatic conditions. This is why you will see them spending their time in storing and eating nuts. Squirrels are also fond of berries and would not mind even grazing on a vegetable patch.

At times, they get nasty and eat bird seed straight from feeders. This gets really tiring for home owners who have to clean up all the mess created by squirrels and restore the supply of seeds back in the feeders.

There are others who are not troubled by squirrels messing up bird feeders.

Moreover, they are possessive about their territory, and can attack birds or even humans. In such a case, you do not want to end up near an angry squirrel. However, a well-fed squirrel would not be a big nuisance. In order to befriend them and keep them happy, you can buy a separate squirrel feeder.

Squirrel feeders can be hung from trees. You can place nuts in those boxes so that they do not come down to nibble off seeds from the bird feeder. Perhaps, planting a nut-bearing tree will be a good idea or you can simply scatter tree nuts in your lawn.

If you get squirrels messing up bird feeders even after that, then you can place a bird feeder on top of a baffle.

It gets quite difficult for squirrels to climb up to this device. You can even add hot pepper to bird seeds. This drives squirrels away from those feeders and is not harmful to birds.

But these smart little guys can do anything to get their food. No matter what height you place the bird feeder; squirrels will find a way to reach it somehow. They manage to jump over to reach it because many squirrels are capable of gliding. You might be wondering why they are after bird seeds when they have a diverse diet?

It is true that squirrels can eat insects, tree buds, nuts, and fruits, but above all they like to mess around with bird feeders. You are likely to find them near bird feeders mostly in summer. You will notice them in the early morning or mid-afternoon, while during the remaining day, they rest. In winter, however, you will notice that their forage for food is at its peak during noontime.

Another intriguing fact about squirrels is their habit of hiding food. They can dig deep holes about three to four inches deep to bury nuts. It pushes down the nut with its nose and pulls the soil over using its paws. When the squirrel wishes to retrieve the nut, it is directed to the place with its sense of smell.

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People often talk about the eating habits of many species of the world but those of the courier are less widely discussed. That’s not entirely fair because they, in fact, have feeding practices that are unique to their species.

La cuisine du centre

Of course, not all members of the species are the same. There’s a great feeding divide between those that work in city-centre courier businesses (typically motorcycles, bicycles, scooters and some vans), and the rural variety of courier that typically travels great distances in the day (vans, some bikers, large trucks
and wagons etc).

Those that work in and around the great metropolitan centres are theoretically
great connoisseurs of city centre cuisines, but in practice, they usually divide down into two sub-species in culinary terms: the Street-creders and the minimalists.

The street-creders are those that always know where that great back-street deli or sandwich shop is. They can sniff out that new take-away that’s offering the great deal on hummus or special bottled water from Croatia from a mile away. These are quite often closet health food types (though they may not admit it) and they’ll be prepared to cycle or ride a long way out of their way to get the more unusual treats – such as Hungarian goulash in sachets or those genuine made-in-Spain and frozen-in-France ‘Thai’ fishcakes. Some are slightly ashamed of their practices and may simply say “just off for a pie” when, in reality, they’re just sneaking off for a furtive Tibetan salad. Some serious students of courier cuisine and eating habits maintain that there’s a correlation between the use of Spandex shorts and sunglasses and this type of behaviour. This is unproven and remains controversial.

By contrast, the behaviours of the minimalist are quite different. There, the over-arching factors are time and location. Time applies because the behaviours are very ingrained and mean that everything will stop at 12.30 (or whatever the defined time is) for lunch. The location relates to the fact that the courier vehicle, whether with two or four wheels, will be stopped wherever it happens to be at the time. The minimalist will then perform a 360-degree scan of the horizon to try and spot a food outlet of just about any description. If several are in range, typically the closest one will be rapidly pillaged for food irrespective of its nature. If none are in sight (that includes garages selling odd packets of ‘stuff’) then panic has sometimes been seen to set in. Only very rarely will the minimalist drive on further or walk around to find food or different options. Oh yes, they get their name from the amount of effort they enjoy putting in to searching for their food.

La cuisine rurale

The characteristics of the rural (old name: long-distance) courier are different again. Away from the great urban areas, food pickings may be slim indeed. In fact, when frequenting some rural B roads, food may be hard to find at all and although it’s never been witnessed, some reports suggest these poor creatures have been seen picking and eating raw potatoes out of the fields they pass. Those that are able to migrate along the motorways may have more plentiful food supplies available, but the choice is often poor and they may be reduced to living on a diet largely consisting of sausages, beans and the much-feared ‘special of the day’. Of course, evolution has played a part and some of this species sub-type have been observed to have developed various forms of bags and boxes into which food is placed from their nest of origin. This is then consumed at the appointed hour offering at least a partial independence from the motorway service station.

The future

The good news is that all members of the different types of courier species are prospering and seemingly surviving well. A full range of in-depth statistical analyses of the eating habits of the courier is available upon request – for anyone sad enough to want to know more.