Lüttje Lage: Automation in the garden
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Lüttje Lage: Automation in the garden
Bernd Hase
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A few weeks ago we decided to help the wildlife in our garden. That’s why my wife first bought a squirrel feeder, which we didn’t even know existed until now. When I saw that, I immediately checked the smart network to see if they might have automatic mole feeders too. Unfortunately I haven’t found anything of the sort. By the way, there are plenty of automatic bird feeders, but there are so many of them hanging and standing around in Twenge that the birds here have been regularly struggling with obesity in winter for several years.
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On the other hand, I have not seen squirrel feeders, although there is potential for customers. Some of the animals are romping around in our trees, balancing over the fence and sometimes peering curiously through our patio door. We grew to love them as roommates.
So I nailed the machine, which was a small wooden box with a hinged lid, clear plastic discs in the front, and a seat board, to the large tulip tree. Then I filled it with a mixture of peanuts and hazelnuts, sunflower and pine nuts and waited behind the terrace door for the crowds on opening day.
Nothing happened, not on the first day and not on all the following ones either. The squirrels showed up, but completely ignored the machine. Maybe they’ll find enough to eat that way, maybe we didn’t meet their taste with the feed mixture. If only she could have at least shown interest.
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The thing gets stuck for the time being, you never know. For the time being, however, we rejected the idea of installing a gumball machine on the garden fence facing the street in the spring.
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