Birdfeeder Wreckage

A few weeks ago the kids made some pop-bottle birdfeeders that were victimized by some nocturnal beast ... a bear?  a squirrel?  or the more likely raccoon? It looked quite vicious whatever it was, and it's no wonder Scooby was barking like a maniac at the shadows in the trees.  

I replaced the wreckage with some chickadee-friendly pine cones covered in lard and sunflower seeds that the kids made on Family Day at the local college's Discover Nature presentation. Within minutes of hanging them up, the chickadees were on to the new feeders.  They're not much for hanging around in one spot for a long time, so snapping a quick photo of them proved to be challenging.  I have an appreciation for those National Geographic photographers now; after patiently waiting for about 3 minutes I gave up and ran crazily around in the snow with Scooby.