I've seen lots of bird feeders of various shapes, sizes, and designs. The main purpose is for each feeder to provide plenty of seeds and nuts for its avian consumers; but its secondary function is to deter squirrels from stealing the food for themselves.

One such unusually-designed bird feeder is a two-piece plastic conveyance that resembles a UFO. The lower half (in a solid color) looks like a donut sliced in half lengthwise. It is unscrewed from the upper half - which is a clear transparent dome. Seeds and nuts are poured into the half-donut tray and is reattached to said dome. A string is tied on a loop atop the dome, and hung from a tree branch several yards above the ground. The birds fly into the feeder through a hole at the bottom in the lower half (large enough for them, but too small for a squirrel to enter), and perch on the inner edge of the tray. The ornithologist can see the feeding frenzy in the dome from a distance with binoculars, while the birds are safe in the knowledge that no squirrel can get inside to spoil their repast...

But when has THAT ever stopped a glutton like 'Gilmour'?!

I won't go into the scenario of the fat squirrel's many failed attempts to get inside, suffice it to say he eventually manages to squeeze his upper torso through the hole at the bottom of the feeder; but his tubbier lower torso prevents him from any further climbing...

Suddenly, the added weight of the squirrel causes the string to break, dropping 'Gilmour' and the feeder to the ground, and causing him to get lodged in the device. (Of course, if 'Gilmour' was any heavier, the tree branch the feeder was hung on would've snapped altogether!)

The final insult for the stuck squirrel comes in the form of a sarcastic comment from one of the birds (said feeder was intended for)...

NOTE: My apologies for the spelling error of the corpulent character's name at the bottom of this image...

'Gilmour' (C) Dutch
Art and concept by Rob Cat