dtcmor
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Post by dtcmor on Feb 4, 2007 13:13:17 GMT -5
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Post by lbowman1 on Feb 4, 2007 15:21:51 GMT -5
I'm glad I'm not the only one that feeds every animal in the neighborhood. I can't stand to see anything go hungry. I'm such a softy.  Lori |
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spacegold
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Post by spacegold on Feb 4, 2007 15:22:51 GMT -5
Great pics! Thanks.
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erbojones
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Post by erbojones on Feb 4, 2007 15:27:59 GMT -5
Great to see red squirrels - they are rare in the UK now because the grey squirrel has taken over. I feed the birds - our next door neighbour has a badger that comes visiting for peanuts every evening!!
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Post by rhodescabbin on Feb 4, 2007 15:29:26 GMT -5
Those are awesome pics!!! I am the same way when the snow falls...That 2nd picture of the squirrel needs a caption (SH_T IS IT EVER COLD!!!) Is that a Fox squirrel? When I lived in KY we had those and man they are big!!! Thanks again-Dale Rhode
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MichiganRocks
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Post by MichiganRocks on Feb 4, 2007 15:32:57 GMT -5
Hey, I know what you mean. I have two large cylindrical thistle feeders for the Gold Finches, and I have to refill them every other day. It's not unusual to have 3 dozen finches out there at one time. Even with my recent sub-zero temps.
Now the squirrels, that's another issue. I have so many of them around now that's it's not unusual to see 6-8 of them out in the yard at any given time.
But yes, I to am an old softie when it comes to the wildlife. If I can help them, I do what I can. When I snowmobile through the forest, I am careful to avoid stressing the deer that I come across. I always love to see them, but they feel better if they think that I don't see them, so I pretend that I don't see them.
Great photos!
Ron
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Post by lbowman1 on Feb 4, 2007 15:55:52 GMT -5
I do like the red squirrels. I never saw one until I was a teenager and we went to Arlington National Cemetary. At first I thought they were small foxes till I got close enough to tell they were squirrels. Make the little gray squirrels here look like pygmies.
Lori
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Post by akansan on Feb 4, 2007 16:16:32 GMT -5
We had the red squirrels in Maryland. We'd put out unsalted peanuts next to the trees for them. Our neighbor had a large yard with many, many trees. He'd leave during the winter, so we took over the responsibility then keeping the squirrels fat and healthy. We were always afraid they'd go hungry when our neighbor went away!
It's funny - we have a pecan tree in our yard now, and every fall I wish I had a squirrel or two to help clean up the mess!
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dtcmor
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Post by dtcmor on Feb 4, 2007 16:53:08 GMT -5
I'm not sure if they are reds or fox squirrels. Around here they almost look the same and it's hard to tell them apart. We have about 5-6 of them that come around and we put ear corn out for them also, but it seems like they still hog the bird's feed. They are fun to watch and always give us a laugh or two.
Dale - Ha Ha - I was thinking the same thing as a caption for that second picture!! He looks as if he is shivering!!
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Post by joe on Feb 4, 2007 19:12:31 GMT -5
Ha ha! Yup, they look just like my squirrels. Probably eat just as much too.
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Post by Cher on Feb 4, 2007 19:36:19 GMT -5
Great to see red squirrels - they are rare in the UK now because the grey squirrel has taken over. I feed the birds - our next door neighbour has a badger that comes visiting for peanuts every evening!! Those are fox squirrels erbo, over here our red squirrels are much smaller than the grays or the fox squirrels but much nastier. ;D They'll chase a larger squirrel for hours if they can. Great pics, I don't feed squirrels here, they are too destructive, although again, the reds are much worse than the grays. |
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Post by lbowman1 on Feb 4, 2007 20:34:13 GMT -5
A few years ago right after my mom passed away an old elderly squirrel would come up on my dad's back porch. She got so accustomed to being fed that she would scratch on the sliding glass door wanting food. She was something to see. Had part of an ear missing and scars all over. Her fur was getting thin. She even looked like she walked with a limp. It was pretty clear that some animal or other had caught her a few times in her life. We called her Aunt Slappy after the squirrel in the cartoon. I guess it was easier for her to risk that the humans would be nice and not hurt her than to forage for food on her own. There were always nuts on hand for her and we would crack them to make it easier for her to get the meat out of the hulls.
I have to say though that she did help my dad out in a very tough time. He spent many an hour visiting with Aunt Slappy. I have no trouble feeding the squirrels now.
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dtcmor
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Post by dtcmor on Feb 4, 2007 20:49:34 GMT -5
Lori - Aunt Slappy sounds like one of the females that comes to visit us. My son calls her Lucy - for reasons unknown. Lucy seems to come around more often than the others - especially if there is someone out in the yard to give her some attention. She lets us get pretty close - not close enough to feed, and she seems to enjoy our company as much as we do hers. She will really be missed when the day comes that she does not visit us anymore.
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