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$\"First$ <\/p>\n

And so I thought that at the very least avid birders<\/a> would relate more to this imagery I\u2019ve used here. Squirrels are living things, worthy of as much respect as birds are. And yet the birder will instinctively chase them away. And so there is in fact a natural connection between the point Jesus was making and the imagery here \u2013 it is not merely substitution for the sake of amusement!<\/p>\n

For actual advice on keeping squirrels away from your feeder, see my popular post about perhaps the best \u2013 but certainly the cheapest effective \u2013 squirrel baffle that you\u2019ll ever find<\/a>. Do also see the follow-up post<\/a> about why it worked so well for so long. I recently attached a slinky to the pole that supports my feeder, and hope to actually see some of the hilarity that others have witnessed who have done this.<\/p>\n

Finally, longtime readers with good memories may recall that I proposed a rendering like the one I explore here a couple of years ago<\/a> \u2013 albeit without turning it into a meme.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"