My suet cage is missing, along with the bungee that helped secure it to a shepherd’s hook.

The culprit has a fluffy tail. I’m sure of it.

Squirrels had ignored the suet over the summer and most of the fall. They left it to the woodpeckers and chickadees. But since our cold snap started, I’ve seen squirrels feeding on suet.

Usually suet cage thieves abandon the empty containers nearby. It’s almost as if they know that I’ll refill the cage, if I can find it. I took a quick look under the rhododendrons. No luck.

Note to Iggy: Put suet cage on the Home Depot shopping list, if it doesn’t turn up soon.