Stronger than your average bear

This weekend I got the treat of catching a glimpse of a fox (no, not this kind of fox) running along the road (I’m not sure if it was a gray or red).

Then, upon arriving at my Fortress of Semi-Solitude, I found that the local neighborhood black bear decided to demonstrate his (or her) strength by bringing one of my bird feeders down to snacking height by bending the metal pole it was attached to.  That’s the third time that’s happened and I strongly suspect it’s the same bear.

So, what do I do?  Bend the pole back and load it back up with bird food.

Somewhere I heard that the definition of crazy was doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results.  Well, maybe but this time I’m sure it won’t happen again.