We have two sweet chestnut trees in the garden and a number of resident squirrels. When the chestnuts fall at the end of summer, we leave them on the ground for the birds and the squirrels. The squirrels go back and forth all day collecting and storing them around the garden. They seem to just ignore us and carry on with their work. Within a month all the nuts disappear with only the spiky shells remaining on the ground for me to collect.
We also have a resident pheasant who loiters around the garden. Every morning he sits on a gate post and squawks when we open the landing curtains.
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