There's more than one way to crack a nut. A grey squirrel hangs by its toesthen clings on grimly to the swinging nut and still manages a bite to eat. The acrobatic tufty got the better of Alice Hancock's scheme to stop squirrels stealing coconuts put out for the birds in her garden at Hindhead, Surrey. Alice, 38, rigged up a pole and suspended the nut from it out of the squirrels reach but it took just a few minutes for the cheeky grey to work out how to get dinner. Alice said ''I'm determined to get the better of him but its back to the drawing board in my battle of wits with the little p


There's more than one way to crack a nut. A grey squirrel hangs by its toesthen clings on grimly to the swinging nut and still manages a bite to eat. The acrobatic tufty got the better of Alice Hancock's scheme to stop squirrels stealing coconuts put out for the birds in her garden at Hindhead, Surrey. Alice, 38, rigged up a pole and suspended the nut from it out of the squirrels reach but it took just a few minutes for the cheeky grey to work out how to get dinner. Alice said ''I'm determined to get the better of him but its back to the drawing board in my battle of wits with the little pest''. PIC MIKE WALKER, MIKE WALKER PICTURES,2011


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