Say Hello to Martin

This is my new friend Martin. He is the fattest squirrel I have ever seen, although in this photo he looks rather slim. Martin's favorite activity is sitting around the squirrel feeder eating corn ALL DAY LONG. He and his girlfriend Samantha have gone through all of their food in 2 weeks. Derek and I thought the food would last at least a month or longer. The mess that these two make attracts all sorts of birds to my yard. One afternoon I counted 10 male cardinals, 6 female cardinals, 2 blue jays, 2 wood peckers, and a whole flock of cute little brown birds all pecking around at the same time.