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Photograph Identifies Kentlands Neighborhood Thief

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Photograph Identifies Kentlands Neighborhood Thief

 

Dolores and I noticed that the seeds in our bird feeder were going down rather quickly but we had noticed only a few birds this week.  Dolores, with her camera in hand, captured a photograph of the Kentlands neighborhood thief.  A squirrel was enjoying lunch at our bird feeder.

We, of course, are happy to see that our furry neighbors are well fed during the winter months.  You might have the same kind of thief in your community.


Squirrel, Kentlands, Bird Feeder IMG_8570

Photograph by Dolores Kelley using a Canon PowerShot S90 camera.

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

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Roy Kelley, Retired, Former Associate Broker, RE/MAX Realty Group

Gaithersburg, Maryland  

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Clint Mckie
Desert Sun Home, commercial Inspections - Carlsbad, NM
Desert Sun Home, Comm. Inspection 1-575-706-5586

Hi Roy and Delores,

Great shot of the little furry thief. LOL A little waiting and these kinds of thieves always show themselves. :-)

Have a wonderful day in Gaithersburg my friends .

Best, Clint McKie

Feb 20, 2013 09:28 PM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Very nice picture Roy, I had a similar problem and no amount of shields could keep them out of the seeds.

Feb 20, 2013 10:20 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Roy, the wquirrels in my neighborhood like to be theives too!     Great photo Delores was able to capture.

Feb 20, 2013 10:29 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for stopping by.  Keep your feeders full for your feathered and furry neighbors.


Squirrel, Kentlands, Bird Feeder IMG_8564

Photograph by Dolores Kelley using a Canon PowerShot S90 camera.

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

Feb 20, 2013 10:35 PM
Larry Atkins
State Wide Realty Co. - Farmville, VA
Veteran Owned & Operated

Great shot of your theif Roy! Hope he leaves some for the birds. Have a great one.

Feb 20, 2013 10:47 PM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Roy: These little thieves are very resourceful and will usually find a way to get their prize.  Enjoyed the photo!

Feb 20, 2013 10:52 PM
Pat & Steve Pribisko
Keller Williams Greater Cleveland West - Westlake, OH

Roy, great photo blog. My husband (and partner) learned a long time ago that he couldn't keep the squirrels out of our winter bird feeders.  He now say that we are feeding the birds and the squirrels.  Since we have our real estate biz office in our home, the birds and squirrels are fun to watch.

Feb 20, 2013 11:10 PM
Than Maynard
Coldwell Banker Heart of Oklahoma - Purcell, OK
Broker - Licensed to List & Sell - 405-990-8862

He looks well fed and doesn't seem to be shy about being identified in any line ups.

Feb 21, 2013 10:18 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Your comments are much appreciated.  I just refilled our feeder today.  We have snow and sleet in Kentlands this afternoon so I will use a bright flower in this comment.


Dahlia, Brookside Gardens, Dahlia Show IMG_7195

Photograph by Roy Kelley using a Canon PowerShot G11 camera.

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

Feb 22, 2013 03:02 AM
Jean Hanley
Coldwell Banker Kivett Teeters - Hemet, CA
Specializing in Folks Who Want To Buy/Sell Homes

Roy, you and Dolores are truly masters at your craft.  That photograph, as cute as it is, looks totally stages.  Are you guys sure you don't have that little guy trained?  lol

Mar 12, 2013 10:29 AM
Clint Mckie
Desert Sun Home, commercial Inspections - Carlsbad, NM
Desert Sun Home, Comm. Inspection 1-575-706-5586

Hi Roy,

You had me with the title. LOl

Good shot. Good to see that Delores had the camera on hand when the time was right.

Have a good day in Gaithersburg.

Best, Clint McKie

Mar 12, 2013 10:29 AM
Berni Kerr
Retired - Mortgage Professional. - Port Dover, ON
Retired AMP Mortgage Agent - Port Dover ON

Roy & Delores,  Thank is too cute....looks like he's doing squirrel yoga.  Anything for a treat!

Mar 12, 2013 10:33 AM
Scott Fogleman
New Home Team - Richmond, VA

Roy- Those little guys are so resourceful in getting to the food..

Mar 12, 2013 10:34 AM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Somehow I couldn't imagine a crime wave in Kentlands!  Glad you found the culprit.

Mar 12, 2013 11:41 AM
Ralph Janisch ABR CRS Broker
Janisch & Co. - Conroe, TX
Selling Northwest Houston to good people like you!
We love to watch the squirrels frolic while feasting at our feeders. In fact we encourage them. They're pretty messy eaters and crack seeds that the smaller birds come through and mop it up.
Mar 12, 2013 12:42 PM
Christine McDaniel
Christine McDaniel Realty, LLC - Avon, IN
Broker Associate

What a cute picture of the little stinker! 

Mar 12, 2013 01:52 PM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired
Hi Roy, this is sweet. I am guessing that most of your neighbors wouldn't mind a bit if you keep feeding the squirrels and they spend all their time at your house, :-)
Mar 12, 2013 02:57 PM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Roy,

What a great shot.  We had a big bird feeder in our yard in Los Angeles, we noticed how the big birds would chase away the little ones, and of course the squirrels had a paw in it too.  In one week, we had gone through a hug bag of seed. It was fun to watch, and tell Dolores, this is a great shot! A

Mar 12, 2013 03:01 PM
Sondra Meyer:
EXP Realty, LLC - Corpus Christi, TX
See It. Experience It. Live It.

Roy, this is funny...yet not really funny.  They can eat a lot of feed. 

Please tell Delores that I liked her picture.  She caught it in the act.  Looking at the picture again....it's amazing how it could balance like that. 

Mar 12, 2013 03:15 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for your comments.  We now have visits from several neighborhood squirrels including a black squirrel.

Crocuses, Kentlands IMG_2419

Photograph by Roy Kelley using a Canon PowerShot G11 camera.

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

Mar 13, 2013 05:59 AM
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