Opened a bag of mixed nuts in their shells last night so I've done an experiment with the garden squirrels this morning. I put out a brazil nut, a peanut, a hazelnut, an almond and a walnut and lined them up on the back step when I knew tattytail and at least one of the kittens was around. First she took the almond, then she left half the almond on the fence and came down for the walnut while the kit ate the rest of the almond. Next she took the hazelnut, then the brazil and finally the peanut (but a magpie might have taken the peanut, it happens a lot, I didn't see). The kittens still won't come to the step while I'm there but they sit on the fence and watch mum come right up to me. I reckon she'd take food from my hand but I'm scared of being bitten by those teeth.
Last year the brazil nut always went first and almonds were left until last.
