{"id":1966,"date":"2013-04-09T13:38:41","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T13:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2015-01-02T21:45:28","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T21:45:28","slug":"washington-post-squirrel-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/washington-post-squirrel-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post Visits the BYN During Squirrel Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/a-report-from-the-front-lines-of-the-squirrel-birdseed-wars\/2013\/04\/08\/d5afd0ee-9faf-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">It&#8217;s Squirrel Week at The Washington Post<\/a> and The Backyard Naturalist is thrilled to be part of it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/portfolio-items\/squirrel-feeders-foods\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/squirrel-in-chair-feeder-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"squirrel-in-chair-feeder\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-869\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/john-kelly\/2011\/03\/02\/AB3gs5M_page.html\" target=\"_blank\">Columnist John Kelly<\/a> stopped by The Backyard Naturalist to find out why some folks think squirrels need their own <a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/portfolio-items\/squirrel-feeders-foods\/\" target=\"_blank\">squirrel-sized Adirondack chairs<\/a>&#8230;And what&#8217;s up with the war between birders and those pesky squirrels? Can there be peace in the neighborhood? If you\u2019ve ever tried to keep a squirrel from cleaning out all the seed in your bird feeder, you\u2019ll want to read his Tuesday, April 9th \u2018Squirrel Week\u2019 column in The Washington Post.  <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/TheBYN-SquirrelWeek\" title=\"The Washington Post Visits The Backyard Naturalist During Squirrel Week\" target=\"_blank\"> Catch the video online<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p><strong>Flip that squirrel off or buy it some furniture?<\/strong>  You decide! Read John Kelly&#8217;s Washington April 9th column <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/a-report-from-the-front-lines-of-the-squirrel-birdseed-wars\/2013\/04\/08\/d5afd0ee-9faf-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Angry Birds: Defeating Squirrels Requires Planning and Patience&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Want to comment on All Things Squirrel? Tweet #squirrelweek to join in the conversation. Or tweet to John Kelly&#8217;s Washington: @johnkelly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Squirrel Week at The Washington Post and The Backyard Naturalist is thrilled to be part of it! Columnist John Kelly stopped by The Backyard Naturalist to find out why some folks think squirrels need their own squirrel-sized Adirondack chairs&#8230;And what&#8217;s up with the war between birders and those pesky squirrels? 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