Long-billed Curlew with Whimbrel at Yachats

Squirrel-proof birdfeeder

This is supposedly a squirrel-proof bird feeder but this young squirrel found it quite easy to go in and out of the small spaces of the cage.  I imagine in time the squirrel will get too large to get inside the cage, but I hope this doesn't end like the Aesop's fable of the mouse who ate too much and got stuck in a box after eating too much.

Solitary Sandpiper at Fernhill Wetlands

and below with a Spotted Sandpiper for comparison.