This squirrel was determined to get its grubby paws on some bird seed, no matter how slippery that pole was.

In the video, the creature can be seen clinging onto the oiled up bird feeder, sliding down as it loses its grip.

"I was trying to keep this pesky squirrel from gobbling up all the birdseed everyday by spraying vegetable oil on the attachments," the owner, who filmed the footage in her Alabama home, said.

The plan doesn't seem to have worked, however, with the squirrel seen successfully launching itself onto the feeder plate and munching away after the taxing journey.

I was trying to keep this pesky squirrel from gobbling up all the birdseed everyday, by spraying veg. oil on the attachments, and he slips and slides on it, trying his best to hang on, and he succeeded this time.