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| Let me just shimmy up here and see what you've got to eat. |
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| Sunflower seeds? Don't mind if I do! |
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| And now, for my next trick . . . |
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| I shall unhook this chain attached to your bird suet! |
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| Just kidding! Instead, I will now make this kernel of corn disappear! |
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| I am tired of the paparazzi. I turn my back to you, while I finish eating on your (paw quotes here) "Squirrel Baffler." |
varmints one and all ..... though if you really seek amusement hit youtube for the squirrels and their follies. i love catching the videos of squirrel obstacle courses. good stuff if you're into that sort.
ReplyDeleteThey are entertaining creatures! After all the trouble we've had with deer, the squirrels seem rather innocuous.
Deleteif you say so. i've got a contract out on the varmints for decimating my sweet corn year after year. nasty things.
DeleteOMG...I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this post because you know what a HUGE squirrel lover I am!!!!
ReplyDeleteEXCELLENT photos! I especially love the fourth one down, the one with the bit of snow on his nose. How CUTE!
"I am tired of the paparazzi. I turn my back to you, while I finish eating on your (paw quotes here)
"Squirrel Baffler."
Bwhahhahahahahahaha!
Great post, my friend! Thanks for sharing!
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I knew how much you'd enjoy this, Ron. Those pictures were the exact order that I took them. He was looking right at me as I took all those pictures, till the very end, when I guess he grew bored with it all and would not face me. So funny!
DeleteHe doesn't look too awfully baffled, does he?
ReplyDeleteNope! He tried the day before and gave up. He must have devised a plan overnight, because no problem the next day......or maybe different squirrel? Ha!
DeleteToo cute; looks like a healthy well fed squirrel!
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Yes, his coat had a nice sheen, probably from the sunflower oil!
DeleteHa! Sassy little thing!
ReplyDeleteThey are fun to watch.
DeleteSquirrels are pesky little creatures. Their ingenuity is amazing when it comes to getting at anything you leave out for the birds. My mum (when she still had a garden) used to try all sorts of tricks to foil the squirrels but they always got to the food somehow. Despite that, squirrels are still one of my favourite animals. Pretty, speedy and very very alert.
ReplyDeleteThey are a fave of mine as well. I really don't mind them eating the birdseed, as long as they leave some for the birds.
DeleteI used to despise squirrels. And then one day last summer, I fed one by hand, and suddenly thought they were the cutest things in the world. Funny how that works, huh?
ReplyDeleteThat sounds about right, Mark! My husband went from hating them to leaving little piles of sunflower seeds out for them in the winter at our old house. They would see him out back with his bucket and come running!
DeleteAww looks like you had a winter visitor. They can be a pain but they sure are cute to take pictures of!
ReplyDeleteYes, and he didn't overstay his welcome, so that was nice!
Deletei've never seen a 'real life' squirrel but your little visitor looks really cute....for some reason i had in my mind that they were more red-ish in colour?
ReplyDeleteThere are brown squirrels that do have a reddish color, which is most common in this area. However, this was a grey squirrel. I didn't know you didn't have squirrels where you live! So no chipmunks either?
DeleteThose baffle things used to work 40 years ago.
ReplyDeleteMore proof for Darwin.
Hahaha.....it's crazy how he managed to just sit on it!
DeleteGreat shots of your suburban monkeys! They are clearly related to mine. :-)
ReplyDeleteThey are cousins!
DeleteNice photos, Bijoux! You should consider a career in nature photography!
ReplyDeleteI'd prefer a warmer climate, but I don't want to take photos of snakes!
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